Fegatello (Fried Liver) Attack
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 ThabtosThis is my response to the fried liver attack. Need some help in posting it though!
[pgn][Event "Rome (Italy)"] [Site "Rome (Italy)"] [Date "1610.??.??"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "?"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Giulio Cesare Polerio"] [Black "Domenico"] [ECO "C57"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "41"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Nxf7 Kxf7 7.Qf3+ Ke6 8.Nc3 Ne7 9.d4 c6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bxe7 Bxe7 12.O-O-O Rf8 13.Qe4 Rxf2 ...[text shortened]... e with accurate play, but the position feels uncomfortable for a while.
Game no: 7939742
Originally posted by Darax The Goodcheers
From your game, pick game history, then get pgn for the game, and include the pgn text between {pgn} and {/pgn} .
[pgn]
[Event "Challenge"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2010.11.19"]
[EndDate "2010.11.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "kapetan"]
[Black "michael liddle"]
[WhiteRating "1499"]
[BlackRating "1962"]
[WhiteELO "1499"]
[Bla ...[text shortened]... 50. Ke3e4 Rb3xa3 51. Ke4f5 Ra3e3 52. b5 Re3xe5 53. Kf5xe5 h4 0-1[/pgn]
Originally posted by greenerpawn5...Na5 is the most common, but not only move!
last i knew, ...Na5 was the saving move for black.
is this old hat now?
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)
Surprised to see only one game in RHP database with Bronstein's
piece sac idea at the breakfast table.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 h6
7. Nf3 e4 8. dxe4 Nxc4
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.
Only game on RHP I could find.
yavexel (1589) - BrainB5 (1040) RHP 2006
Originally posted by Porky1016Dutch Treat
Thanks for the help. I want to study this a lot further. Where did the name come from?
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. 😕