The Anti-Fried Liver (3...h6?!) Remains Popular & Punishable | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1011

Опубликовано: 21 Сентябрь 2026
на канале: John Bartholomew
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In this continuation of the "Climbing the Rating Ladder" series I take on players of various ratings levels while pointing out typical mistakes and spots for improvement along the way (possibly my own!? :)). Here I commentate a 10+2 game against a player rated 1011 on Chess.com. As Italian Game players and viewers of this channel will know, 3...h6?!, the Anti-Fried Liver, is a common and understandable reaction to 3.Bc4, yet it loses time and should allow White a large advantage after 4.d4. In this game, my opponent swaps a couple times in the center and tries to push away my queen with ...c7-c5, but this leads to protoypical problems on the d5/d6 squares.

Check out these two other CTRL videos against 3...h6?!
Capitalizing on 3...h6:    • Capitalizing on 3...h6 | Climbing the Rati...  
Cracking Down on the Anti-Fried Liver (3...h6?!):    • Cracking Down on the Anti-Fried Liver (3.....  

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