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Fried Liver Attack

Fried Liver Attack noun: a common chess opening based on the Two Knights' Defence, characterized by the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7, in which white sacrifices its king's knight to gain attacking momentum.

Noun

Fried Liver Attack

  1. A common chess opening based on the Two Knights' Defence, characterized by the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7, in which white sacrifices its king's knight to gain attacking momentum.

Synonyms of Fried Liver Attack

Origin of Fried Liver Attack

Translation of Italian giuoco fegatello (“fried liver game”).

Questions about Fried Liver Attack

What does Fried Liver Attack mean?
Fried Liver Attack means a common chess opening based on the Two Knights' Defence, characterized by the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7, in which white sacrifices its king's knight to gain attacking momentum.
What part of speech is Fried Liver Attack?
Fried Liver Attack is a noun.

Words near Fried Liver Attack in the dictionary

  1. fried chicken mushroom
  2. fried chicken mushrooms
  3. fried dough
  4. fried egg
  5. fried eggs
  6. Fried Liver Attack
  7. fried oyster
  8. fried pie
  9. fried pies
  10. fried rice
  11. fried rice syndrome

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