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Final position — White is winning

Two Knights Defence

Fried Liver Attack

White wins in 8 moves with a decisive material gain. (Chess traps - Fried Liver Attack - C57 - https://lichess.org/@/AbhiCricket)

The moves

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Nxf7 Kxf7 7.Qf3+ Ke8 8.Qxd5
1.e4e5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.Bc4Nf6
4.Ng5d5
5.exd5Nxd5
6.Nxf7Kxf7
7.Qf3+Ke8
8.Qxd5

How the Fried Liver Attack works

The Fried Liver Attack is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Two Knights Defence. In this line White wins decisive material by move 8, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from Black.

The full sequence runs 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Nxf7 Kxf7 7.Qf3+ Ke8 8.Qxd5. Each move looks reasonable, which is exactly why the trap is so effective over the board — Black walks into it while trying to play "normal" developing moves.

This pattern is well known from master and correspondence play (Chess traps - Fried Liver Attack - C57 - https://lichess.org/@/AbhiCricket). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.

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