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Avoiding the Fried Liver: The Hungarian Defense

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Submitted by FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Fri, 09/04/2009 at 12:51pm.

Many players are afraid to play the Two Knights Defense as black because they fear the dreaded Fried Liver Attack and 4.Ng5 lines in general.  Of course this can be avoided byselecting the Italian game but then one has to cope with the ferocious Evans Gambit.

In this article I discuss a third way, the Hungarian defense, which has proven useful to many of my scholastic students. It is a very solid choice and is easy to play, with almost no critical variations. Take a look at the following games and see if this opening might not fit into your own repertoire.




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by Jpatrick - 2 months ago
Pennsylvania United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 201

The move order that I've faced most often to get into a Hungarian is 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 d6 4.d4 Be7

The Hungarian Defense is one of those openings that permits Black to take the fireworks off the board and steer the game into positional channels. The resulting positions often resemble an Old Indian defense, and the plans that work in that opening tend to work here as well. 

by gsorita - 2 months ago
Philippines
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 99

nice article

by NM Michelangelooo - 2 months ago
Ergens in Netherlands
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 106

Interesting stuff.

I don't expect that Roos lost on time AFTER he (and Ivkov as well) played move 40.

by SerbianChessStar - 2 months ago
Belgrade Serbia
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 2281

Great article!

Ill be sure to use this opening!

by FM FM_Eric_Schiller - 2 months ago
Moss Beach, CA United States
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Member Points: 503

Pushing the pawn and closing the center is not good. Black will eventually counterattack with ...f5.

by Gwyllem - 2 months ago
Sonora Mexico
Member Since: Jan 2009
Member Points: 330

In the '62 Karpov game you can still push the kt on move 6 instead of trading pawns.

by FM FM_Eric_Schiller - 2 months ago
Moss Beach, CA United States
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 503

Fixed!

by gambit156 - 2 months ago
mumbai International
Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 246

gud........

but no game of Paoli Vs. Medancic

by LYCAN148 - 2 months ago
Auckland New Zealand
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 1155

um,there is no game on Paoli vs. Medancic

by NM GreenLaser - 2 months ago
Chester, NY United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 1425

Eric, I agree that this opening is good way for young students to develop and avoid early attacks on f7 as well as attacks (d4/b4) on the alternative Bc5. I also have used this with my students. This way they can just get used to safely getting through the early opening and get practice. Later on, other choices can be examined.

by Henk_Van_Oosten - 2 months ago
Twickenham Netherlands
Member Since: Apr 2009
Member Points: 31

Good article about an underestimated opening!

 
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