The Anti-Fried-Liver Defense | A Popular Opening Choice at the Club Level | IM Alex Astaneh

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In this video, IM Alex Astaneh is covering the Anti-Fried Liver Defense, which is the third most popular opening choice at the club level when playing the Italian Game. This variation is characterized by black's flank pawn move 3...h6 and is a rare option for black.
The main focus of this video is on the best play against 3...h6
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[@Chessfactor]

How did you like this lesson? Let us know your questions and comments, we’ll be happy to answer them!

[@flotreize3447]

Great video. I am a bit disappointed because I was expecting advice for black too. You only talk from white's perspective. Too bad.

[@lastigiano7257]

Do you speak italian?

[@michaeltorrisi7289]

@@flotreize3447 That's because it's not good for black, so black should never play it. It's not even in the category of "dubious opening that gains an advantage against an underprepared opponent", it's just bad.

[@Hector-Truth_Finder]

Is Great. Very strong plans for punishing a puny move.

[@PMA65537]

ok but I think you could have kept it to 5 minutes

[@PixelNomad99]

This is the only good video on this opening on KZbin. THANKS

[@kirkbrown7916]

Very good. I see this pawn move often but never took advantage.

[@Chessfactor]

Now you know what to do 😉

[@Hector-Truth_Finder]

I just don't understand how I haven't discovered before this excellent Chanel. You got a new subscription. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@chesst4033]

Just came across this older video, and the information is very useful in my club games.. THANK YOU!

[@renaissancerachnavali3287]

Thankyou for moveing out the steam of confusion from my head chedsfactor team !

[@Chessfactor]

Good to hear that the video clarified the things 🙂

[@ND-lo6cw]

2:20 What if black takes pawn with a pawn leaving his knight to defend queen

[@chessloversonly]

Great work!! Very useful lesson!!

[@tanvirmahatir8794]

Just looking to find a great video and here it is

[@Chessfactor]

👍

[@mcmudkipp]

I knew it was wrong because of post game analysis but wasn't sure the best way of exploiting it. I generally played d3 and later on h4 with the idea of castling queen side, then contesting the pawn with g4, g5 . It was a so-so response objectively. But I did get some wins from the pressure it created.

[@0i0i0i0i0i]

thanks alex

[@amitpadgaonkar8830]

So what should be done by the black in this situation?

[@hectorborda]

great video, i'd like to watch one on the king's indian attack

[@edmondzeldin7036]

Extremely good presentation!!

[@Chessfactor]

Thanks!

[@sleierslimehd312]

Thanks for this weapon

[@scottjasper5424]

Thank you for helping with that 👍

[@sasthanatarajan4760]

Excellent

[@Chessfactor]

Thanks!

[@alex16cole]

good advice

[@matthieud823]

excellent!

[@luckyluke5038]

What if black plays 3. Nf6 first and after 4.d3 h6? As far as I know d4 is still the critical line but white lost a tempo compared too the other variation. The reason behind 4. h6 is to follow with a quick g5 and attack on the kingside if white castles short and does the normal Italian manoveurs.

[@twodaysmore]

Playing 4. d3 wouldn't make much sense if you want to play the fried liver attack, you should play 4. Bc4 instead

[@eliasbranchereau5354]

can you do the anti anti fried liver defence?

[@goytu5493]

I love this lesson! Definetly very helpful (I still think Bc5 is a much better option but I have definetly faced this opening as white a couple of times)

[@WiardMusic]

People always say that the traxler (Bc5) is bad, but I still do not know why, nobody on my level (1200) knows how to counter it

[@jamesfred0780]

The traxler is fine at lower levels but at high levels with perfect play it leads to an equal position (after something like 20 moves of theory)

[@Kebabbing]

@@jamesfred0780 *leads to Black losing

[@twodaysmore]

​@@WiardMusicThe Traxler Counterattack falls after 5. Bxf7+

[@12321dantheman]

oh... i always play this because i don't like dealing with the fried liver. What should I do instead?

[@PapaGurgle]

What do you think about trying to gambit the b2 pawn in order to take control of the long diagonal with the bishop?

[@tellahsage6477]

You mean doing it like in the Danish Gambit? That's the way i like to play too, it's super strong the engine loves it. Almost every natural continuation for Black is almost losing, he has to find only moves just to maintain +1 for white instead of +4, +5... if you're an aggressive player and sharp at tactics then this is a crushing refutation that's for sure

[@frankmielke5472]

Well, I promised to report how 4. d4 worked out after 3. ... h6. Today was the day. Although Black answered differently by 4. ... Sxd4, 5. Lxf7+ still worked fine. After 6. Sxe5+ I could collect the Knight on d4. However, doing that I missed the train to checkmate (6. Qh5+ and so on and so on, chasing the King over the board). Nevertheless the position for Black became uncomfortable, so I could win the game in the 24. move. The King fixed in the middle is really hard to defend. Conclusion: Relax a bit if Black comes up with the Anti-Fried-Liver-Defense. Thanks Alex for the lesson.

[@samkwan8242]

Did you put that through google translate

[@frankmielke5472]

@@samkwan8242 No. Why do you ask?

[@NSVGG]

What does Sxd4 and Lxf7+ stand for?

[@frankmielke5472]

@@NSVGG Sorry, it's German notation. S = Springer = Knight; L = Läufer = Bishop.

[@Youtube喆哥]

learned a lot

[@adamedmondson3751]

At 2:15 if black captures e5 with the d6 pawn first, instead of the knight first; then the Bxf7 trick seems to end up worse for white. In that case, would you just trade queens after 5. ....dxe4?

[@MidnightXistaken]

Probably

[@PixelNomad99]

I think you mean 5. ...dxe5. And yeah trading queens seems very good. Black either loses right to castle or a centre pawn.

[@davidmoore8415]

great analysis overall. my only criticism would be that your points on f2 and f7 were a bit weak. baboom ching!

[@asimulhassan]

How to best counter the fried Iiver attack?

[@nathanphillbertliauw8922]

Many ways but i like the ponziani steintz countergambit or after they play the knight attack i like d5 and after they take i like na5 attacking the bishop

[@RajwinderKaur-bw2pj]

Please make videos on nimzo Indian defence

[@Chessfactor]

Feel free to have a look at our free 1.d4 opening course that you can find on our website. There we cover the Nimzo-Indian Defense.

[@prasadayyappan1041]

Hey if after d4 if they support with d3. After the pawn exchange if the queen exchange is taken by black bishop f6 never works and it is white who lost the right to castle. Can any one help with that

[@SwiftIRLtv]

so im pretty new but heres what it seems to me: after pawn exchange then you take their queen and force them to lose right to castle. if they take your queen back with king then Bxf7. if they take the queen back with knight then Nxe5. hope this helps:D (and if theres a better move someone please let me know im still learning^^)

[@theadventuresofnekosnowbal7285]

Yeah but what do I play instead as black? It's easy to win it as white with the extra tempo, but it's what to do with black that really interests me, as many players try this opening against me when I'm black.

[@niffrig]

Looks like an Evan's Gambit

[@maicolc7216]

very good!

[@andriasganteng821]

Nice video

[@Chessfactor]

Thanks!

[@tamassauaha6005]

You mentioned that this is the third most popular choice at club level. What are the first two?

[@sidasdf]

Likely Bc4 and Nf6

[@mdmorshalin2913]

Very nic

[@shadeburst]

So that is why I usually get into trouble as black! I like FL as white as it leads to a very fast game with lots of tactics.

[@antoniogiamberardino602]

Thanks! I always played 4. 0-0 before 5. d4 in the past, including a rapid game today. It hadn't occurred to me that I didn't need to immediately recapture with NxP, either.

[@davidma5827]

Good lesson i like you

[@frankmielke5472]

Thank you so much Alex. I always feel uncomfortable if somebody comes up with h6. Until now I could not make something from it. Next time I will cross it, I will try d4.

[@Chessfactor]

Let us know how it paid off.

[@frankmielke5472]

@@Chessfactor I will.

[@brillice3231]

Connnnnntent

[@prabalsingh8820]

You are probably an amateur. Scotch gambit realises the pressure too soon