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The blunder move after the brilliant one in Fried Liver Attack

The blunder move after the brilliant one in Fried Liver Attack

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"The winner is the one makes the mistake before the final mistake"

I'm sorry about the source reliability of the sentence. However, this is the really true affirmation when you make a brilliant, then you get a blunder!

Let's talk about the Fried Liver Attack! The opening isn't too strong when you have high-elo, because it has a lot of counter attack ways. However, when you play bullet or play with the lower-elo player, you can use this to set a trap. This is the position:

For sure, if black doesn't want to lose immediately:

And then, black falls into the trap:
However, you are dealing with a reckless guy:

Ok. The analysis says that 8. Nb4 is the best move for black!

However, this move is clearly easy to be beaten with 9. Bb3 and then push our a pawn 1 step forward, and as I said, you are meeting a reckless guy.

Let's go into the 2 potential branches:

BRANCH 1: 8. Nd4

Yup, a free knight! Regain materials and win......

DON'T BE CARELESS

You may have to deal with a surprise attack like this:

And whatever you do, you have to know that the position doesn't support you.

So you have to play 10. Qd3 or if you want the safer position, 10. Qd1. However, if you 10. Qd3, then:

I was very panic in the game: https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/97722079987?tab=review&move=20.

(Respect to that guy to be calm in the whole match)

BRANCH 2: 8. N(c)e7

You can't take back materials? You can't do something worth for the knight sacrifice? You are going to lose?
No need to overthink like that. You can respond with:
Black can't take your pawn or they will dig the hole for themselves:
Instead, they will do that:
And then you can 11. Bf4, protect the pawn and simultaneously open the way for queenside rook, or you can 11. O - O to bring the kingside rook to the battlefield. Even though you can't take back the materials soon, you can take advantage from the opponent's disruption of the centre pawn or the badly-placed king without ability to castle.
Good luck and have a nice day!