Final position — White delivers mate
Fried Liver Attack- Variation 2
White wins in 24 moves by checkmate. (Chess traps - Fried Liver Attack- Variation 2 - 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+ | Ke6 |
| 8. | Nc3 | Nb4 |
| 9. | Bb3 | c6 |
| 10. | a3 | Qa5 |
| 11. | axb4 | Qxa1 |
| 12. | Bxd5+ | cxd5 |
| 13. | Qxd5+ | Kf5 |
| 14. | g4+ | Kf4 |
| 15. | Ne2+ | Kxg4 |
| 16. | Rg1+ | Kf5 |
| 17. | Qf3+ | Ke6 |
| 18. | Qg4+ | Kd5 |
| 19. | c4+ | Kd6 |
| 20. | c5+ | Kc6 |
| 21. | Qe4+ | Kb5 |
| 22. | Nc3+ | Ka6 |
| 23. | Qc4+ | b5 |
| 24. | Qxb5# |
How the Fried Liver Attack- Variation 2 works
The Fried Liver Attack- Variation 2 is a classic chess opening trap arising from the Two Knights Defence. In this line White delivers checkmate on move 24, 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+ Ke6 8.Nc3 Nb4 9.Bb3 c6 10.a3 Qa5 11.axb4 Qxa1 12.Bxd5+ cxd5 13.Qxd5+ Kf5 14.g4+ Kf4 15.Ne2+ Kxg4 16.Rg1+ Kf5 17.Qf3+ Ke6 18.Qg4+ Kd5 19.c4+ Kd6 20.c5+ Kc6 21.Qe4+ Kb5 22.Nc3+ Ka6 23.Qc4+ b5 24.Qxb5#. 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- Variation 2 - C57 - https://lichess.org/@/AbhiCricket). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as White or sidestep it as Black.
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