The Fried Liver Attack , also called the Fegatello Attack (named after an Italian dish), is a chess opening . This opening is a variation of the Two Knights Defense in which White sacrifices a knight for an attack on Black's king . The opening begins with the moves:
4-764: In chess, the Fried Liver refers to the Fried Liver Attack , an opening where White wins easily. Fried Liver or fried liver may also refer to: Fried Liver Attack This is the Two Knights Defense where White has chosen the offensive line 4.Ng5, but 5...Nxd5 is risky (5...Na5, the Polerio Defense, is considered better; other Black choices include 5...b5 and 5...Nd4). Bobby Fischer felt that 6.d4! (the Lolli Attack )
8-457: A game played by Giulio Cesare Polerio before 1606. Computer chess programs, including those on large mainframes, were reportedly still vulnerable to the attack in 1980. After 6...Kxf7, play usually continues 7.Qf3+ Ke6 (7...Kg8?? leads to a mate in 3 after 8.Bxd5+ while other moves immediately lose the knight on d5) 8.Nc3 ( diagram ). Black will play 8...Nb4 and follow up with ...c6, bolstering their pinned knight on d5. White can force
12-412: The b4-knight to abandon protection of the d5-knight with 9.a3, a move Yakov Estrin recommended, but Black is quite strong after 9.a3 Nxc2+ 10.Kd1 Nd4!? or 10...Nxa1! 11.Nxd5 Qh4! when White's attack runs out (12.Nxc7+ Kd7 13.Qf7+ Qe7 and the queens come off; after 12.Nb6+ Ke7, 13.Nxc8+ is met by 13...Rxc8 14.d3 Kd8, and 13.Qf7+ is met by 13...Kd8 14.Nxa8 Bd7; either way, Black's king is safe and Black has
16-545: Was incredibly strong, to the point 5...Nxd5 is rarely played; however, the Fried Liver Attack involves the move 6.Nxf7, a knight sacrifice on f7. The opening is popular with younger players who like the name and the aggressive, attacking style. It is classified as code C57 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings . The Fried Liver Attack has been known for many centuries, the earliest known example being
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