Crashing counter attack against Fried Liver Attack

[WEITESTAL]

Actually White has not played the fried liver attack yet and this is the Traxler counterattack against 4.Ng5 preventing the fried liver... I think White is fine after 5.Bxf7+Ke8 - Taking with the knight without delivering check and just aiming for a quality exchange allows Black too much counterattacking potential thanx for posting

[Dymdez]

if the king refuses to take the black bishop then white is clearly winning, black has lost

[MrSicknero]

@HarryPotter; Be2 saves the Queen. Unless White played BxP in response to d5, which would be a mad move anyway. Am I missing something?

[qertasdfgzxcvb]

That's the Traxler (or Wilkes-Barry), and White's best attempt is Kf1! instead of Kxf2. Even though, White's game (and Black's game also) is not easy.

[Brahninja]

On the move right before CM, why not Ke2? Also, when it is "Checkmate, why can't he do Ke2?

[jethrocao]

@Brahninja yeah... I have the same question

[W0W1359]

@Brahninja after Ke2 then black moves Qf2 and checkmate

[SmashApple90]

@Brahninja Then Qf2 checkmate

[Peyoutreaux]

he should have just gone with evans gambit... I love fried liver and lolli attack, but at when this occurs, evans gambit is what i play.

[dhrusham]

If white plays Kf1, instead of Kxf2, then black loses quickly.

[thisisthegloaming]

This is very risky because if the king doesn't take the black bishop on F2, instead moving to F1, you are in a pretty bad position. Had some great wins with it though.

[twngrd]

@thisisthegloaming infact its not so bad, its about even.

[HarryPotterDude1000]

@thisisthegloaming There is the trap you can play when you are in that positon. First, move your queen to Qe7, out of danger. Then, when he takes your rook (bad move) move your D pawn to d5. If he takes, you next move is Bg4, winning the queen. Try it out!

[onlineprowler]

That is not Fried Liver Attack! This is Traxler Variation of the Two Knights Defence.