Chapter 75
Tom Boyd stared at the chessboard. The ‘fried liver attack’ (dumb name!) was somewhat problematic. Only three or so moves in and already he felt under siege, with a knight and bishop piling pressure on his vulnerable F7 pawn.
Oscar had said: ‘The fried liver attack is the most attacking opening in chess.’
So, this attack was known, and therefore there would be a known defence. Tom’s logical mind ground on. Not just a defence, but the best defence: a sequence of moves that should give him - as black - the advantage, or parity at the very least. If there wasn’t such a sequence then the attack would be better known and Tom would have heard of it.
So all he needed to do was work it out.
Through half closed eyes he studied the board, mentally moving his pieces and pawns, judging
