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Fried Liver Attack Chess Resources
A variation of the Two Knights Defense in which White sacrifices a Knight for a superficially impressive attack on the enemy king.
The Fried Liver Attack,
also known as the Fegatello Attack ("dead as a piece of meat" in Italian!), is a legendary chess opening that injects pure adrenaline into the game.
White sacrifices a knight early on, launching a ferocious assault on the black king. This gambit can lead to quick checkmates for White, but Black has defensive resources and counter-attacking chances too. Whether you crave an aggressive weapon with White or want to fortify your defenses against it, this comprehensive guide will equip you to master the Fried Liver Attack!
Fried Liver Attack Wikipedia Page
General History and Knowledge
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Nxf7 Kxf7
Fried Liver Attack Chess Articles
The Fegatello Attack - By Paul Valle - Article in Unorthodox Openings Newsletter
Fried Liver Attack Guide at Simplify Chess - In-depth Guide to this Gambit (Each move explained)
Fried Liver Attack | Chess Opening - Chess.com Article w/ embedded Video - 3 Famous games
How to play the Fried Liver Attack - Very In-depth Article on Chessable Blog with Embedded GM Daniel King Video from one of their Courses.
The Ultimate Guide in Fried Liver Attack (Fegatello) - Suffern Chess Club
GM Boris Altermans Blog
Fried Liver Lesson 1
Fried Liver Lesson 2
Fried Liver Lesson 3
Fried Liver Lesson 4
Fried Liver Lesson 5
Fried Liver Lesson 6
Fried Liver Attack LiChess Studies
Explore interactive training tools to solidify your understanding of the opening's concepts.
- The Fried Liver Attack Guide - 8 Chapter Study - Tactics, Defenses and Some Middlegame Ideas
- Defenses against Fried Liver - 3 Chapter Study - Three detailed Defenses from Casual to You Punish from the get go.
- The Fried Liver Attack Guide _ 6 Chapter Study (900+ hearts)
Games Databases
Analyze real-life games featuring the Fried Liver and see how it's played in practice.
Chessgames.com
- Fried Liver Attack Games - 8 Example Games
- Fried Liver Attack Games - 49 Example Games
Games Viewable Online (at Queensac.com)
Fried Liver Attack Games - 65 Games
Annotated Games
Pratt vs Wolford 1976
Morphy vs NN 1858
Fried Liver Attack Video Lessons
- The Fried Liver Attack with GM Ben Finegold- 50 Min - Goes through a variety of games in history involving the Fried Liver Attack.
- The Advanced Fried Liver Attack (Traxler Variation), with GM Ben Finegold - 52 Min - A variety of games in history involving the Fried Liver Attack (Traxler variation), using a different set of games for the over 1400 class
- GM Ben Finegold goes on a Fried Liver Rant - 17 Min - Humorously critiques common misconceptions about chess openings, particularly the Fried Liver Attack, while reviewing a chess game.
-This in-depth series covers one of the most common opening weapons in scholastic chess
Fried Liver Attack Chess Traps
- Alekhine Fried Liver Trap - 7 min
- The Fried Liver Attack - Explained -Tricks and Traps of Chess Openings - 8 Min
- How To Fry The Fried Liver Attack || Counter The Trap With A Trap - 9 min
- Fried Liver Attack | Attacking Gambit in the Italian | Chess Opening Tricks and Traps to Win Fast - 10 Min IM Astaneh
Playing Black
- How To Win As Black Against The Fried Liver Attack! - 26 min NM Lopez
- How to destroy the Fried Liver Attack!! - 8 Min
- Best Defense Against The Fried Liver Attack - 4 Min
- WIN IN 7 MOVES | Traxler Counter-Attack - 18 Min IM Rozman
- Never Let White Play the Fried Liver | Chess Openings Explained - 59 Min - St Louis CC Lesson
Fried liver Attack Game Videos (w/Analysis)
How Would The World Champion Defend Against The Fried Liver Attack | So vs Carlsen: Finals Thriller - 10 Min
I was forced to play against a Fried Liver Attack - 12 min IM Rosen
Crashing Counter Attack against the Fried Liver - Hollingsworth vs. Steensland
Shirov wins with Fried Liver Attack in 2014 Chess Olympiad! - 19 Min
Unbelievable! AlphaZero Goes For Fried Liver Attack - 8 Min
Fried Liver Attack | Analysis of a Super GM Game - 10 Min
John Bartholomew plays a Fried Liver Attack. - 7 Min
Morphy - Fried Liver Attack! - 9 Min
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| "The Fried Liver Attack: A delicious dish best served cold... to your opponent's king." - Anonymous |