Note, there are also tricky moves 4…Bc5 and even 4…Nxe4, but you will see them played only by dodgy advanced players. Moves like 4…Qe7 or 4…Rg8 allow White to take on f7 for free and don’t help anyhow but you still can see them played by beginners. Looks like there is only one way to stop the threats: to go 4…d5. After 3…Bc5 (The Italian Game), this knight jump wouldn’t be possible. Note that it became possible because the knight on f6 just blocked the way for the queen from d8 to g5. This attacks f7 and causes a headache to the second player. The second option allows White to be very aggressive and go 4.Ng5. Black now has two popular options: 3…Bc5 (The Italian Game) and 3…Nf6 (The Two Knights Defense). When White develops the kingside minor pieces most dangerously: the bishop is targeting the f7 square – the weakest point in Black’s position. It starts after common developing moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4, ![]() ![]() Of course, it is not only because the Fried Liver Attack sounds scary (friendly internet users assure us it comes from an Italian saying “dead as a piece of the liver”) but the attack is very dangerous for Black objectively. You can see it played even by grandmasters sometimes but usually experienced players tend to avoid it as Black. ![]() Fried Liver Attack is one of the oldest and at the same time most popular opening lines at the beginner level.
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