Crashing counter attack against Fried Liver Attack

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Opening: Fried Liver Attack
Holingsworth vs Steensland
Game was played in Atlanta in 1967
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6.Kxf2 Nxe4+ 7.Ke3 [7.Kg1 Qh4 8.g3 Nxg3 9.hxg3 Qxg3+ 10.Kf1 Rf8 11.Qh5 d5 12.Bxd5 Nb4 13.Bc4 b5 14.Bb3 Nxc2 15.Bxc2 Rxf7+] 7...Qh4 8.Nxh8 [8.g3 Nxg3 9.hxg3 Qd4+ 10.Kf3 d5 11.Rh4 e4+ 12.Kg2 0--0‚] 8...Qf4+ 9.Kd3 Nb4+ 10.Ke2 Qf2#
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[Sylence777]

Yeah, Fried Liver would have been d5 after the Two Knights Defense, then exd5, Nxd5, Nxf7.

[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

[SmashApple90]

@Brahninja Then Qf2 checkmate

[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?

[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!

[W0W1359]

@Brahninja after Ke2 then black moves Qf2 and checkmate

[jethrocao]

@Brahninja yeah... I have the same question

[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?