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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 5… Nxd5?? 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3+ Ke6 8. Nc3

Classic opening traps · Italian Game, Two Knights Defense

Fried Liver Attack

Black recaptures on d5 with the knight, White sacrifices a knight on f7 and drags the king into the open.

In septembre 2026 this trap position came up in 222 440 games; 34% of the players with Black fell for it.

222 440games reached the trap
34%Black falls for it
57%White punishes it
62%White wins afterwards

By rating

Lichess ratingReachedFellPunished
Under 1200 52 072 59% 46%
1200–1599 89 604 38% 61%
1600–1999 59 790 17% 75%
2000 and up 20 974 5% 77%

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5Scholar's MateKing's Pawn Game18 3795%
6Queen's Gambit Accepted TrapQueen's Gambit Accepted9 01195%
7Englund Gambit TrapEnglund Gambit5 68318%
8Tennison Gambit TrapTennison Gambit4 87023%
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12Elephant TrapQueen's Gambit Declined36742%
13Mortimer TrapRuy Lopez, Berlin Defense28426%
14Légal TrapPhilidor Defense27838%
15Caro-Kann Smothered MateCaro-Kann Defense23011%
16Halosar TrapBlackmar-Diemer Gambit14542%
17Kieninger TrapBudapest Gambit8723%
18Fishing Pole TrapRuy Lopez, Berlin Defense7721%
19Siberian TrapSicilian Defense, Smith-Morra Gambit3926%
20Magnus Smith TrapSicilian Defense1613%
21Fajarowicz TrapBudapest Gambit155%