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fried liver attack

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables
fried liv-er at-tack
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

Translation of Italian giuoco fegatello (“fried liver game”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: giuoco fegatello

Synonyms

Fegatello Attack

Questions

What does fried liver attack mean?
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.
Where does fried liver attack come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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