Can someone help me understand what that is? That is a completely new term for me and I don't know what it is. Also, tell me if it is worth using.
Thanks.
Good for both sides at club or blitz level. Rarely played at Master level. Computers have yet to decide whether it is sound for either side! Where player strength is uneven, the stronger player tends to prevail no matter which colour.
Some things are 'known' though.
(a) 8....Ne7 in the mainline above appears busted. The preferred choice is 8...Ncb4 with various complex lines thereafter
(b) the position is defensible for Black with correct play (not easy)
We played a tourney in the Fried Liver in here a while back. I didn't win it despite having researched the lines extensively. I lost both games to the eventual winner, being eliminated in an early round. He has subsequently been banned. No matter. His engine clearly turned up good resources for both sides of the line - which indicates that there is plenty of scope for creative play in the positions that arise.
Originally posted by greenerpawn last i knew, ...Na5 was the saving move for black.
is this old hat now?
5...Na5 is the most common, but not only move!
5...Nd4 and 5...b5 (often transposing) are both interesting, and as pointed out by others, 5...Nxd5 is also possible if you know what you're doing (and like defending) and leads to the fried liver
And of course there's also the traxler (called wilkes barre in some exotic countries...) which can lead to some of the most exciting sacrificial attacks for black (4...Bc5 instead of d5)
Bronstein v Rojahn. Apparently Bronstein thought up the piece sac at the breakfast table
and asked his team mates (it was an Olympiad) if he could try it.
Originally posted by Porky1016 Thanks for the help. I want to study this a lot further. Where did the name come from?
Dutch Treat
by Hans Ree
Fried Liver
http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hans40.txt
Fegatello! Or, as it is still sometimes called, the Fried Liver
variation. Fegato alla veneziano, fried liver with onions and
polenta, is a famous dish, a specialty of the city. The Italian
masters had already investigated the Fegatello back in the sixteenth
century and they had given the variation its strange name.
There seems to be some doubt as to the authenticity of this writing according to wiki. 😕
Fried liver attack
20 Dec '10 04:45
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