As Black

Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack · Intermediate

The most aggressive answer to the Fried Liver setup. Black sacrifices a bishop.

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Lines

  1. Deadly mate · 8.Nxh8

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6.Kxf2 Nxe4+ 7.Ke3 Qh4 8.Nxh8 Qf4+ 9.Ke2 Qf2+ 10.Kd3 Nb4+ 11.Kxe4 Qf4#

  2. Opponent's mistake · 8.Bxd5

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6.Kf1 Qe7 7.Nxh8 d5 8.Bxd5 Bg4 9.Kxf2 Bxd1 10.Rxd1 Ng4+ 11.Kg3 Qg5 12.d4 Ne3+ 13.Kf3 Nxd4+ 14.Rxd4 exd4

  3. Opponent's mistake · 9.Kxf2

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6.Kf1 Qe7 7.Nxh8 d5 8.exd5 Nd4 9.Kxf2 Ng4+ 10.Ke1 Qf6 11.Rf1 Qh4+ 12.g3 Qxh2 13.d3 Nxc2+ 14.Qxc2 Qxc2

  4. Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, King March Line

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6.Kxf2 Nxe4+ 7.Ke3 Qh4 8.g3 Nxg3 9.hxg3 Qd4+

  5. Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Knight Sacrifice Line · 7...Qh4 8.Qf3

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6.Kxf2 Nxe4+ 7.Kg1 Qh4 8.Qf3 Rf8 9.d3 Qe1+ 10.Qf1 Qxf1+ 11.Kxf1 Nd6 12.Ke2 Nxc4

  6. Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Knight Sacrifice Line · 7...Qh4 8.Qf1

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6.Kxf2 Nxe4+ 7.Kg1 Qh4 8.Qf1 Rf8 9.d3 Nd6

  7. Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Bishop Sacrifice Line · 6...Rf8 7.d3

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Bxf7+ Ke7 6.Bb3 Rf8 7.d3 d6 8.O-O Bg4 9.Qe1 h6

  8. Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Bishop Sacrifice Line · 5...Ke7 6.Bc4

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Bxf7+ Ke7 6.Bc4 Rf8 7.O-O h6 8.Nf3 Nxe4 9.d3 d5 10.Bb5 Nxf2

  9. Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Bishop Sacrifice Line · 7...d6 8.Nc3

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Bxf7+ Ke7 6.Bb3 Rf8 7.O-O d6 8.Nc3 Nd4 9.Nd5+ Ke8

  10. Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Bishop Sacrifice Line · 7...d6 8.d3

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Bxf7+ Ke7 6.Bb3 Rf8 7.O-O d6 8.d3 Bg4 9.Nf3 Nd4

  11. Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Bishop Sacrifice Line · 7...d6 8.c3

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Bxf7+ Ke7 6.Bb3 Rf8 7.O-O d6 8.c3 Bg4 9.Qe1 h6