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From: Izya Yagolnitser 
Subject: Re: Two Knights Defense - Fried Liver Attack
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I strongly object to that! Black has to strugle hard to draw. I dare you to
carry this discussion here in a form of a game. There is no way you will
survive the Fried Liver Attack. Before making such claims try it at least
against Chessmaster or Fritz. Better yet try to find *one* book that says you
can pull it out with Black and/or recommends Nxd5 saying it is OK.
Phil Hildenbrandt wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Feb 1998 21:26:05 -0600, danryan1@flash.net (Dan Ryan)
> wrote:
>
> >Now I took the king and he checked with the queen at f3.  I moved Ke6 and
> >eventually lost - but felt that at this point black is not too bad.  A
> >very good player at the local chess club who walked by the game mentioned
> >in passing that this "Fried Liver Attack?" favored white in his
> >recollection.  Can anyone help me out here?  Is the attack sound?
>
> Not entirely. It is a good tactical try and it leads to some very wild
> positions (for White and Black). With best defense Black can at least
> draw.
>
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