My main chess tools used in preparing this blog are an ancient version of Chessbase - #9 - and Stockfish (currently 17.1) running in the Fritz 10 environment.
If it works, why fix it?
One option Chessbase offers is to prepare an Opening Report, based upon a reference database.
I just ran a Report on 16,200 games in The Database that start 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+.
Quite oddly, after Black captures with 4...Kxf7, the Report recommends 5.Rg1 for White.
I wasn't expecting that.
It turns out that The Database has exactly one game with that move - a 2015 game played at FICS, where White was checkmated in 35 moves.
I think I will give the move a pass.
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