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Italian Game

Two Knights Defense, Fegatello Attack, Leonhardt Variation

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  1. 1.e4e5
  2. 2.Nf3Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4Nf6
  4. 4.Ng5d5
  5. 5.exd5Nxd5
  6. 6.Nxf7Kxf7
  7. 7.Qf3+Ke6
  8. 8.Nc3Nb4
  9. 9.Qe4c6
  10. 10.a3Na6
  11. 11.d4Nc7

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A Fried Liver Attack line where White answers 8...Nb4 with 9. Qe4, pressing Black's king on e6 with a piece sacrificed for a pawn.

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About the Leonhardt Variation

The Leonhardt Variation is a branch of the Fried Liver Attack, or Fegatello, that begins when White answers 8...Nb4 with 9. Qe4. This keeps pressure on d5 and e5 instead of choosing 9. a3 or 9. Bb3. Black supports d5 with 9...c6. After 10. a3 Na6 11. d4 Nc7, the knight reaches c7 to guard d5. White, a piece down for a pawn, then opens the center against the king on e6.

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