Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...Nf6/4. Ng5/4...d5/5. exd5/5...Nxd5/6. Nxf7
| Fried Liver Attack | |
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a b c d e f g h 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h | |
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
| Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 | |
Fried Liver Attack
6. Nxf7! is an aggressive Knight sacrifice. With no sensible way to decline, Black's King becomes exposed while White gains momentum in development.
Theory table
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- 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5
| 6 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fried Liver Attack | Nxf7! Kxf7 |
Qf3+ Ke6 |
References
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Chess Opening Theory1. e4
2. Nf3
2. Other
With 2...Nc6:
With 2...d6:
With 2...e6:
With other 2nd moves:
With 2...d6:
- Dragon
- Dragondorf
- Kupreichik
- Moscow
- Najdorf
- Scheveningen
With 2...e6:
- French, Normal
- American attack
- Four knights
- Pin
- Kan
- Kveinis
- Kramnik
- Paulsen-Basman
- Taimanov
- Bastrikov
- English attack
- Szén
- Bastrikov
With other 2nd moves:
Anti-Sicilians
1... other
1. d4
2. c4
With 2...e6:
With 2...g6:
With other 2nd moves for Black:
With 2...g6:
With other 2nd moves for Black:
2. Nf3
2. other
1... other
Flank
Unorthodox