Lolli Attack

Lolli Attack
The Lolli Attack is an aggressive opening for white in the Italian game when black defends with the two knights defense. Instead of immediately sacrificing the knight on f7, white instead plays d4, sacrificing another pawn and then castling kingside.

This is very similar to the Fried Liver Attack, but castling on the kingside gives white another powerful piece, the rook, involved into the attack. Regardless of how black defends, white will look to sacrifice his knight on f7 and the start the assault against the black king.

Robert James Fischer vs R Snuske
1964
Chess opening-Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Lolli Attack (C57)
[Result 1-0]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. d4
Be7 7. Nxf7 Kxf7 8. Qf3+ Ke6 9. Nc3 9... Bb4 $2 10. Bxd5+ Kd6
11. Bxc6 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 bxc6 13. O-O Be6 14. dxe5+ Kd7
15. Rd1+ Bd5 16. c4 Rf8 17. Qh3+ 1-0

Robert James Fischer vs Rouse
Fischer Simul Exhibition Tour 1964
Chess opening-Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Lolli Attack
[Result 1-0]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. d4
exd4 7. O-O Be7 8. Nxf7 Kxf7 9. Qf3+ Ke6 10. Re1+ Ne5 11. Bf4
Bf6 12. Nc3 c6 13. Rxe5+ Kf7 14. Nxd5 Be6 15. Rxe6 Kxe6
16. Nxf6+ Ke7 17. Re1+ Kf8 18. Qa3+ 1-0

Eric Schiller vs Busch
New York 1970
Chess openinng-Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Lolli Attack
[Result 1-0]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.d4 exd4
7.O-O h6 8.Nxf7 Kxf7 9.Qf3+ Ke6 10.Re1+ Kd6 11.Qxd5# 1-0

Lolli Attack
The Lolli Attack is an aggressive opening for white in the Italian game when black defends with the two knights defense. Instead of immediately sacrificing the knight on f7, white instead plays d4, sacrificing another pawn and then castling kingside.

This is very similar to the Fried Liver Attack, but castling on the kingside gives white another powerful piece, the rook, involved into the attack. Regardless of how black defends, white will look to sacrifice his knight on f7 and the start the assault against the black king.

Robert James Fischer vs R Snuske
1964
Chess opening-Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Lolli Attack (C57)
[Result 1-0]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. d4
Be7 7. Nxf7 Kxf7 8. Qf3+ Ke6 9. Nc3 9... Bb4 $2 10. Bxd5+ Kd6
11. Bxc6 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 bxc6 13. O-O Be6 14. dxe5+ Kd7
15. Rd1+ Bd5 16. c4 Rf8 17. Qh3+ 1-0

Hogben Mark vs Ken McLennan
Swiss 19 1995
Chess opening-Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Lolli Attack
[Result 1-0]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.d4 exd4
7.O-O Be7 8.Nxf7 Kxf7 9.Qf3+ Ke6 10.Nc3 Ne5 11.Re1 Bf6 12.Bf4
dxc3 13.Bxe5 Bxe5 14.Rxe5+ Kxe5 15.Re1+ Kd4 16.Bxd5 Qxd5
17.Rd1+ Kc5 18.Rxd5+ Kb6 19.Qe3+ 1-0

Paul Morphy vs Augustus Mongredien
Paris 1859
Chess opening-Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Polerio Defense Kieseritsky Variation (C58)
[Result 1-0]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.d3 h6 7.Nf3
Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 Bd6 10.Bb5+ c6 11.dxc6 bxc6 12.Bxc6+ Nxc6
13.Qxc6+ Ke7 14.Nc3 Rc8 15.Qf3 Re8 16.O-O Kf8 17.Bd2 g5 18.h4
Nh7 19.Qf5 Kg7 20.hxg5 hxg5 21.g3 f6 22.Kg2 Rh8 23.Rh1 Rc7
24.Rh2 Qc8 25.Qxc8 Rhxc8 26.Rah1 Nf8 27.Nb5 Rd7 28.Nxd6 Rxd6
29.Bb4 1-0

Robert James Fischer vs R Snuske
Fischer Simul Exhibition Tour 1964
Chess opening-Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Lolli Attack (C57)
[Result 1-0]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. d4
Be7 7. Nxf7 Kxf7 8. Qf3+ Ke6 9. Nc3 9... Bb4 $2 10. Bxd5+ Kd6
11. Bxc6 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 bxc6 13. O-O Be6 14. dxe5+ Kd7
15. Rd1+ Bd5 16. c4 Rf8 17. Qh3+ 1-0