[Event "The fried liver Attack: Introducing The fried Liver attack"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/kDlplZax/TW8jVG97"] [Result "*"] [UTCDate "2018.05.26"] [UTCTime "11:57:59"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C57"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fried Liver Attack"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Deuce314"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/kDlplZax/TW8jVG97"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.0] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.37] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] [%cal Gf3e5] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.1] } { The italian game } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.26] } { So here we have the Two knights defense } 4. Ng5 { [%eval 0.27] } { So this is the fried liver attack , Both the Knight and Bishop are attacking f7 . This opening is usually used by aggresive players. There are ways to defend it you can see them in chapter 2 } { [%csl Gf7][%cal Gg5f7,Gc4f7] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.32] } { Black challenges white's centre. } 5. exd5 { [%eval 0.31] } 5... Nxd5?! { [%eval 0.76] } 6. Nxf7 { [%eval 0.44] } { We are sacrificing a piece to target the Enemy king. } 6... Kxf7 { [%eval 1.41] } 7. Qf3+ { [%eval 1.14] } { The knight is attacked Lots of people play different moves like: } { [%cal Gf3d5,Gc4d5,Gd8d5] } 7... Ke6 { [%eval 1.13] } { The only way to defend the knight } (7... Kg8?? { Moving to g8 is a huge (game losing) blunder } 8. Bxd5+ Qxd5 9. Qxd5+ Be6 10. Qxe6#) (7... Ke8? 8. Bxd5 { Threatening mate and attacking the knight on c6 } { [%cal Gd5f7,Gf3f7,Rd5c6] } 8... Qe7? 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Qxc6+ Kd8 11. Qxa8 $18 { And this is winning for white }) 8. Nc3 { [%eval 1.55] } { We are again attacking the pinned knight. Now black needs to defend the knight with his knight on C6 . He can move to b4 or e7 - We will cover what will happen if black does that. } 8... Ne7 { [%eval 2.8] } { Now we are just going to castle now } (8... Nb4 { If he plays Nb4 we will play a3 kind of forcing him to take the pawn on c2 and a1 } 9. a3 (9. Bb3 { is the engine move. But a3 feels better. }) 9... Nxc2+ 10. Kd1 Nxa1 (10... Nd4 { Black is attacking white's queen but } 11. Bxd5+ Kd6 12. Qg3 $16 { And black is in trouble. }) 11. Nxd5 { Now we are threatening a discovered check, Black would be in trouble. } { [%cal Gc4e6,Bd5c7] }) 9. O-O { [%eval 1.16] } { Now whatever black plays we are going to play Re1 } 9... c6 { [%eval 1.52] } 10. d4 { [%eval 0.66] } { Is a good move, opening the center. See game Zhigalko-Agdestein 2016. } { [%csl Ge1,Gf4][%cal Gf1e1,Gc1f4] } *