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Fried Liver Attack
a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) r1bq1b1r/ppp3pp/4k3/3np3/1nB5/2N2Q2/PPPP1PPP/R1B1K2R w
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3 Ke6 8. Nc3 Nb4

Fried Liver Attack

8. Nb4

Defending d5 with tempo and preparing c6. White can either sacrifice the rook with 9. a3, with unclear compensation, or defend c2 with 9. Bb3. White should be able to gain back some material and has a strong initiative, but is down a knight and black has survived the attack.

Theory table

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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

	9	10	11	12	13
	a3 Nxc2	Kd1 Nxa1	Nxd5 Kd7	b4 c6	Bb2 cxd5	∞
	Bb3 c6	a3 Na6	Nxd5 cxd5	d4	∞

References

• ECO
• Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.

• Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.