Fried Liver Attack

I've been facing the Fried Liver Attack a fair amount lately. I survived this game, but suspect that my opponent missed a chance or two to crush my defenses.

Any one have a good plan against the Fried Liver Attack?


[Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2004.12.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "SCKBR"]
[Black "Wulebgr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C57"]
[WhiteElo "1648"]
[BlackElo "1669"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2004.12.18"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3+ Ke6
8. Nc3 Ncb4 9. Qe4 c6 10. a3 Na6 11. d4 Bd6 12. Bf4 Qf6 13. Bg3 Nac7 14. O-O-O
Re8 15. f4 Kf7 16. fxe5 Qg5+ 17. Kb1 Be6 18. exd6 Nxc3+ 19. bxc3 Bxc4 20. Qxe8+
Nxe8 21. d7 Nf6 22. Be5 Qxg2 23. Rhg1 Qd5 24. Rd2 Qxd7 25. Rdg2 Rg8 26. h4 h6
27. Kc1 Qd5 28. Kd2 Ne4+ 29. Kc1 Nxc3 30. Rf2+ Ke6 31. Rg6+ Kd7 32. Rd6+ Qxd6
33. Bxd6 Kxd6 34. Kb2 Nd1+ 0-1

Originally posted by Wulebgr
I've been facing the Fried Liver Attack a fair amount lately. I survived this game, but suspect that my opponent missed a chance or two to crush my defenses.

Any one have a good plan against the Fried Liver Attack?


[Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2004.12.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "SCKBR"]
[Black "Wulebgr ...[text shortened]... 8. Kd2 Ne4+ 29. Kc1 Nxc3 30. Rf2+ Ke6 31. Rg6+ Kd7 32. Rd6+ Qxd6
33. Bxd6 Kxd6 34. Kb2 Nd1+ 0-1

11...Bd6 did not address black's biggest problem in that position, the pin on the knight. The Na6 and Bd6 are both standing around watching the pinned knight. 11....Nc7 was much better adding an extra defender to the knight.

The response to Bd6 could have been

12.Nxd5 cxd5 13.Qxd5+ Kd7 14.dxe5 Qe7 15.Bb5+ Kc7 16.Qxd6+ Qxd6 17.exd6+ Kxd6 18.Bf4+

And the king is a sitting duck in the center of the board. Running from a O-O-O- and Rhe1 coming up...