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- Italian · derived fromgiuoco fegatello“fried liver game”
- English todayFried Liver Attack
Translation of Italian giuoco fegatello (“fried liver game”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fried Liver Attack
Today it 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. Full definition →
Italian giuoco fegatello