Questions tagged [fried-liver-attack]
The Fried Liver Attack is a very tactical variation of the Two Knights Defense beginning with the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Nxf7 Kxf7.
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How did the Fried Liver Attack get its name?
Many chess openings get their name from a player who invented it and/or played it and/or documented it. Place names are also frequently used, denoting where an opening was first played or became ...
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Italian Game Response As Black
How do I respond to the Italian Game here?
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1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Nf6
4. Ng5 d6 (I kind of got lost here)
5. Nxf7 1-0
What should I have done against this as Black? For reference me ...
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Giuoco Piano / Two Knights Defense / Fried Liver Attack
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3+ Ke6 8. Nc3 Ncb4
White can play 9. Qe4 (Old variation protecting c2 square from ... Nxc2+ forking King and Rook and ...
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Attack Opening For White
I'm kinda new to chess and I'm trying to learn new openings that are aggressive.
I've used the Fried Liver attack many times. Are there any other opening(s) which are close to the Fried Liver attack ...
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What is the best line in the Fried Liver
The following is suggested by my computer (Stockfish) as an improvement to a line in the Fried Liver played in Shirov v Sulskis 2014 and suggested as a definite refutation in some places - Shirov's ...
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What is the best defense for White against the Traxler Counter Attack?
I had posted the question Should Black avoid the Two Knights Defense because of the Fried Liver Attack? After seeing the Traxler Counter Attack from Black, it made me wonder if White should just avoid ...
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Fried Liver Attack in the Scotch Gambit - Two Knights Defense?
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Ng5 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Nxf7 Kxf7 8. Qf3+ Ke6
Now the usual move in the Fried Liver Attack is 9. Nc3 attacking the knight on d5, but the d-pawn ...
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Should Black avoid the Two Knights Defense because of the Fried Liver Attack?
It seems like the Fried Liver Attack is too much for black to handle, so it seems it is best to avoid the Two Knights Defense as Black. An example of the Fried Liver Attack is below and Black just ...
