Stop losing to Ng5
The Na5 antidote — how Black beats the Knight Attack · Two Knights, Polerio Defense (C58)
Black
White
If you play e5 as Black, you WILL face this: bishop c4, knight g5, and that ugly double attack on f7. Most beginners grab the pawn back on d5 — and walk straight into the Fried Liver sacrifice. Today you learn the antidote: one strange knight move that turns the hunter into the hunted.
The board stops before the key move — you'll have to find it yourself.
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