Friday, June 26

Fried Liver

What in the world is that? Fried Liver. This is about the strangest name I have come across.

Who would have thought the Two Knights Defense to have such a precarious road leading out from it? The Two Knights Defense is a specific response within the Italian Game, and it is not to be confused with the Four Knights Game.

The Fried Liver attack is a knight sacrifice by white on the f7 square after black plays the Two Knights Defense. This Italian game is not going to be quiet like its famous variants Giuoco Piano and Giuoco Pianissimo.

In retrospect, the Fried Liver attack gets as tense and explosive as the climatic moments in the Prison Break series. This is crazy, because which openings have such quick escalation of tension and strong gravity for the black king to be lured to the centre of the board?

Pardon this less than plain posting, but this is me talking to myself. Like Shawn said, sometimes you must talk to yourself :)

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Daily Chess Puzzle: Figure it Find it Finish it

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