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C57 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack, Normal Variation Need Help

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Edwardszuckerberg
Feb 16, 2021
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#1
I lost my queen in 9 moves sad.png

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Strangemover
Feb 16, 2021
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#2

This is the notorious Fried Liver. If you play 5.Nxd5 you have to go through all sorts of contortions to avoid losing. Better are 2 other options 5.Na5 or 5.b5.

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Lolser9
Feb 16, 2021
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#3
In the game, white actually messed up the fried liver by not taking on f7. I agree with strangemover that na5 after exd5 is best. However, you do have to know what you’re doing otherwise you will lose very quickly. If you don’t want to deal with the knight attack / fried liver at all, go bc5 on move 3 instead of nf6.
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IM poucin
Feb 17, 2021
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#4

8...Qxc1...

6.Qf3 is a bad move, forgetting Ng5.

7...Nd8 is possible but passive, while the brave 7...Nd4 8.Qxf7 Kd8 seems better but messy.

Of course, 5...Na5 is the move (needs some memorization and going further), and if u want to avoid all this, Bc5 instead of Nf6.