Is it even worth it to learn the Lolli attack or would it be a better use of time to learn the Fried Liver?
I understand that the Lolli attack is theoretically stronger and more uncommon, but with how rarely people go into the Nxd4 line I figured it might be a waste of time to learn all the theory in the Lolli attack (when Fried liver is almost as good and presumably less theory).
As far as I know, the biggest advantage to the Lolli is most people who play Nxd4 probably know a reasonable defense to the Fried Liver, while Lolli is only about 10% as common. Of course, the downside is black has far more options which increase the amount of theory.
Is it even worth it to learn the Lolli attack or would it be a better use of time to learn the Fried Liver?
I understand that the Lolli attack is theoretically stronger and more uncommon, but with how rarely people go into the Nxd4 line I figured it might be a waste of time to learn all the theory in the Lolli attack (when Fried liver is almost as good and presumably less theory).
As far as I know, the biggest advantage to the Lolli is most people who play Nxd4 probably know a reasonable defense to the Fried Liver, while Lolli is only about 10% as common. Of course, the downside is black has far more options which increase the amount of theory.
BTW, I'm around 1900 elo on Lichess.