The Fried Liver begins when Black greedily recaptures on d5 and White sacrifices a knight on f7. The reward is a forcing queen check against an exposed king; the price is that every tempo matters. Learn White's concrete follow-ups, practice Black's only defense after accepting the sacrifice, and compare the Polerio, Fritz, Ulvestad, and Traxler ways to avoid the main attack.
Study eight direct lines: the f7 sacrifice, castling-and-d4 attack, punishments for ...Qf6 and ...Ke7, early f7 tactics, Black's ...Ke6 defense, the Traxler king hunt, the Polerio main line, and the related Fritz-Ulvestad counterattacks.
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From the full Fried Liver guide: every board and move comes from the Fried Liver Attack guide, its four playable branches, and its complete position set. The five guide tests retain their answers and evaluations: ...Na5 (-0.08), Nxf7 (+0.87), Nxf7 after ...h6 (+4.35), ...Bxf2+ (+2.14), and Bxf7+ (+2.29).
The 16 boards train the f7 sacrifice, Qf3+ follow-up, safe castling, d4 break, punishment of ...Qf6 and ...Ke7, Traxler checks, the Polerio recapture, and the Fritz-Ulvestad move order. Each wrong choice has an immediate legal board consequence.
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Choose one of six verified starts and set the opponent from 600 to 2500. Fifteen direct coach rules recognize the f7 buildup, the accepted sacrifice, both weak seventh-move defenses, the Traxler attack, and Black's three fifth-move alternatives.
The six starts contain the exact Fried Liver base, verbatim seeds for ...Ke6, ...Qf6, ...Ke7, and the Traxler Countergambit, plus a Polerio set piece after 5...Na5. Every paired goal names the same original pieces and the same deadline.
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