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Fried Liver & Lolli Attacks

Gambit54 linesYou play White

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5. In the Fried Liver, White sacrifices the knight on f7 to drag Black's king into the open. The Lolli, 6.d4, is the more solid version, opening the centre before sacrificing.

Fried Liver & Lolli Attacks after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5

The idea

After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 White sacrifices the knight with 6.Nxf7 (the Fried Liver) or plays 6.d4 (the Lolli). In the Fried Liver the king is dragged to e6 after 6…Kxf7 7.Qf3+ Ke6 8.Nc3, and White attacks the pinned knight on d5 with everything. The Lolli keeps the sacrifice for a move later, often with even better effect.

What happens next

White's attack is about the d5 knight and the king on e6: Nc3, O-O, Re1 and d4 all come with threats. Black's king has to walk, and most lines end in mate or heavy material loss if Black doesn't know the defence.

How to play against it

The real defence is not to allow it: 5…Na5 (the Polerio), 5…Nd4 (the Fritz) or 5…b5 (the Ulvestad) instead of 5…Nxd5. If you do take on d5, after 6.Nxf7 Kxf7 7.Qf3+ Ke6 8.Nc3 Ncb4! is the only move, and then …c6 to hold d5. The Lolli with 6.d4 is harder to meet, which is why 5…Na5 is recommended.

A key line

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Nxf7 Kxf7 7.Qf3+ Ke6 8.Nc3 Nb4 9.O-O c6 10.d4 Nxc2 11.dxe5 Nxa1 12.Rd1 b5 13.Rxd5 cxd5 14.Bxd5+ Kd7 15.e6+ Kc7 16.Bf4+ Kb6 17.Bxa8

More lines

11.Qd1 Ke7 12.Re1 Qg6 …
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Nxf7 Kxf7 7.Qf3+ Ke6 8.Nc3 Nb4 9.O-O c6 10.d4 Qf6 11.Qd1 Ke7 12.Re1 Qg6 13.Rxe5+ Kd8 14.a3 Nxc3 15.bxc3 Nd5 16.Bd3 Qf7 17.c4 Nf4 18.c5 Bd7 19.Rb1 Rb8 20.Bxf4 Qxf4 21.Re4 Qf6 22.c3 Be7 23.Qa4
11.Qd1 exd4 12.Ne4 Qg6 …
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Nxf7 Kxf7 7.Qf3+ Ke6 8.Nc3 Nb4 9.O-O c6 10.d4 Qf6 11.Qd1 exd4 12.Ne4 Qg6 13.a3 b5 14.Bb3 Na6 15.Qxd4 Nc7 16.Re1 Kd7 17.Bxd5 Nxd5 18.a4
8.Nc3 Nd4 9.Bxd5+ Kd6 …
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Nxf7 Kxf7 7.Qf3+ Ke6 8.Nc3 Nd4 9.Bxd5+ Kd6 10.Qd1 c6 11.Be4 Kc7 12.d3 Qf6 13.O-O
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