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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

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Fried Liver Attack
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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

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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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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5
6 7
Fried Liver Attack Nxf7!
Kxf7
Qf3+
Ke6

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References

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Chess Opening Theory
1. e4 e5
Open game
2. Nf3
With 2...Nc6:
  • Four knights ()
  • Italian game ()
  • Spanish game ()

With other 2nd moves:

2. Other
1. e4 c5
Sicilian defence
1. e4 ...other: