Final position — Black is winning
Fried liver attack
Black wins in 9 moves with a decisive material gain. (Traps - Fried liver attack - C57 - https://lichess.org/@/MaxMalkov)
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 | Ne7 |
| 9. | O-O |
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 Black wins decisive material by move 9, punishing a natural-looking but losing idea from White.
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 Ne7 9.O-O. Each move looks reasonable, which is exactly why the trap is so effective over the board — White walks into it while trying to play "normal" developing moves.
This pattern is well known from master and correspondence play (Traps - Fried liver attack - C57 - https://lichess.org/@/MaxMalkov). Recognising it early lets you either spring it as Black or sidestep it as White.
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