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Fried Liver Attack

A trap for White in the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack, Normal Variation. Black's natural-looking Nxd5 gives White a winning attack on the exposed king.

The moves

How it works

Taking back on d5 with the knight lets Nxf7 tear the king out. Qf3+ then hits the king and the pinned knight on d5.

What it wins

White gets a winning attack on the exposed king.

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