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C57 · Open · a plan for White

Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fried Liver Attack

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bc4Nf64.Ng5d55.exd5Nxd56.Nxf7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fried Liver Attack1.2M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Kxf793%1.2M33%
Qf62.8%34k24%
Qd71.5%19k23%
Qh41%13k34%
Be60.7%9.1k9%
Qe70.3%3.7k18%
Rg80.2%2.4k2%
Bc50.2%2.3k5%
Qg50.1%1.8k2%
Ke70.1%1.4k4%
Famous games in this line63 master games
Firouzja, Alireza (2767)Carlsen, M. (2832)20241–0Zhigalko, S. (2671)Agdestein, S. (2602)20161–0Shirov, A. (2709)Sulskis, S. (2544)20141–0Olivo, Oswaldo (2471)Reichert, Thomas (2373)20241–0Pommrich, Rainer (2366)Schneider, German (2469)2024½–½Schneider, German (2469)Pommrich, Rainer (2366)2024½–½Owens, Johnny (2353)Schneider, German (2469)2024½–½Schneider, German (2469)Owens, Johnny (2353)2024½–½
Heroes of this opening Firouzja, Alireza · Zhigalko, S. · Shirov, A. · Olivo, Oswaldo
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The Italian Game is in the Göttingen manuscript and Polerio's notebooks — chess players have been putting the bishop on c4 for more than four centuries. It fell out of top-level fashion for decades, then returned as a main weapon of Carlsen and Caruana, proving the oldest plans still bite.

Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C57
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7
SharpAggressiveClassicalTrappy
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