Now White castles short (9.0-0), hiding their king in a safe place and bringing the rook into the game Black bolsters their knight with the pawn 9…c6. Now White can attack Black’s knight with 8.Nc3, after which Black usually protects it with the other knight 8…Nb4. Let’s get back to the position after 7…Ke6. You can see how quickly White destroyed their opponent. The first time the Fried Liver Attack was played was back in 1610, in the game Polerio – D’Arminio. This is what White wanted to achieve: the enemy king is now too far from the home White’s pieces can’t wait to checkmate him! The king and the knight are under attack at the same time, so the only way to deal with both threats at once is to go 7…Ke6. It leads to difficult positions for Black as well but does not look as spectacular as the Fried Liver Attack. This move was used by Robert James Fischer and many other strong players. Let’s also mention that White had another great move 6.d4, which would start the so-called Lolli Attack.
The idea is that after 6.Nxf7 Kxf7, White has a great move 7.Qf3+ at their disposal. This move starts the Fried Liver Attack and invites Black’s king for a walk to the center of the board (which is full of different kinds of danger). In this position, White can sacrifice the knight on f7. Now White takes on d5, after which Black’s most natural reply to take back with the knight allows the Fried Liver Attack. 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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