Amarande wrote:
And, of course, a possible further course of this variation, showing how
inexactitudes, especially on White's part can still lead to a loss.

(1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nf6 3.Qxe5+ Be7 4.Bb5 0-0 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.Nf3 Bd6
8.Qa5

After 8. Qg5 Black will not get his pawn back. White's threat is d3 and
0-0 and he will be pretty much consolidated with pawn more.

I think the best that Black can do is to go for an attack against f2.
7...Ng4 8. Qg3 (perhaps 8. Qa5 is fine here because Black has let off
from e4) 8...f5 (Black needs to open up the position) 9. d3 (after 9.
exf5 Bxf5 10. d3 Bd6 11. Bf4 Re8+ 12. Kd2 Nxf2 13. Rhe1 Black has his
pawn back although probably not much of an advantage) 9...g5 (threat
Bd6, if 9...Bd6 10. Qh4 Qxh4 11. Nxh4 Nxh2 12. Nxf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 Rae8+
14. Ne4 Rxf5 (14...Ng4 15. f3 and 16. g4) 15. f3 and Black has trouble
with his knight) 10. exf5 Bxf5 11. Ne4 h5 (threat h4) 12. Nfxg5 Bxe4 13.
Nxe4 Bh4 14. Qh3 (the rook endgame after 14. Qxh4!? Qxh4 15. Bg5 Qxg5
16. Nxg5 Rae8+ 17. Ne4 Nxf2 18. Rf1 Nxe4 19. Rxf8+ Kxf8 20. dxe4 Rxe4+
21. Kf2 might be defendable for Black but it is a very safe way for
White to play for a win) 14...Bxf2+ 15. Kd1.

White still has a pawn more but some trouble to activate his Ra1. A plan
could be Bc1-d2-c3 followed by Kd1-c1-b1, a3 and Ka2. Black, after
securing his kingside (15...Rf5) should attack fast. A plan could be Qf8
(to secure the rook) followed by c5-c4. I'm not sure if Black has enough
compensation for his pawn, but some he has.

It looks to me that Black has not an easy time to show compensation for
his pawn in this line if White plays careful. 4...c6 or 5...c6 with the
idea of an early d5 and opening the center seems to be more logical for me.

A sample line: 5...c6 6. Be2 d5 7. d3 Bd6 8. Qg5 Re8 9. Be3 dxe4 10.
0-0-0 and the game should be roughly equal.

Claus-Juergen