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From: Izya Yagolnitser 
Subject: Re: Two Knights Defense - Fried Liver Attack
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Geoffrey E. Caveney wrote:
> Phil Hildenbrandt (cabbie@nospam.gtii.com) wrote:
> :
> : 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.
>
Like I said before this is simply not true. Black loses quickly in every
variation.
>   The one point missing from this thread so far is that whatever the
> merits of the Fried Liver Attack for White or Black, Black should *not*
> play 5...Nxd5? anyway because simply 6.d4! is crushing for White.
6. d4 is a good move, but it does not deserve a !, since 6. Nxf7 is much more
convincing. For all of you I recommend Eric Schiller's "Big Book of Busts" 
or
both 6. d4 and 6. Nxf7 if for nothing else.However Y. Estrin had an excellent
book on the subject in 1982 or even before that. 5...Nxd5 is simply a losing
move.
>   Most common is 5...Na5 leading to positions where Black has compensation
> for the pawn. To get off the beaten track, try the Berliner Defense,
> 5...Nd4 6.c3 b5, but study at least some of the theory first!
>
> Jeff
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