The Fried Liver Attack is a variation of the Two Knights Defense for beginners. White sacrifices their Knight with a fork on f7 to expose the black King. The fried liver has several variations, i.e. the Traxler counter-gambit.
Moves[]
- e4 e5
- Nf3 Nc6
- Bc4 Nf6
- Ng5 d5
- exd5 Nxd5
- Nxf7 Kxf7 (7.Qf3+ Ke6 8.Nc3 Nb4)
A good way to defend against the fried liver is to not play into it at all, playing 5...Na5 or also 3...h6.
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