Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...f5
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Latvian Gambit | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 | |
ECO code: C40 | |
Parent: King's Knight Opening |
Latvian Gambit
edit2...f5?!
edit- The Latvian Gambit is sometimes known as the Greco Counter Gambit.
- The Latvian Gambit only works at club level, where unsuspecting White players find themselves falling to traps. However, if White knows all the traps and pitfalls, Black will be not be able to compensate for being one pawn down in material. As such, the Latvian Gambit is usually considered unsound.
Theory table
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5?!
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
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1 | d4 fxe4 |
Nxe5 Nf6 |
Be2 d6 |
Ng4 Be7 | = | ||||||||||
2 | Bc4 fxe4 |
Nxe5 Qg5?! |
d4! Qxg2 |
Qh5+ g6 | Bf7+ Kd8 | Bxg6 Qxh1 | Ke2 Qxc1 | Nf7+ Ke8 | Nxh8+ hxg6 | Qxg6+ Kd8 | Nf7+ Ke7 | Nc3 Qxc2+ | Ke1 d6 | Nd5+ | ± |
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... | ...
d5! | Qh5+ g6 | Nxg6 hxg6 | Qxg6+ Ke7 | d4 e3 | Bxe3 Qd6 | Bg5+ Kd7 | Qf7+ Ne7 | = | ||||||
3 | Nc3 fxe4 |
Nxe5 Qf6 |
d4 exd3 |
Nxd3 c6 | +/= | ||||||||||
4 | exf5 e4 |
Ne5 Nf6 |
Be2 d6 |
Bh5+ Ke7 | +/= | ||||||||||
Main Line 5 | Nxe5 Qf6 |
d4 d6 |
Nc4 fxe4 |
Nc3 Qg6 | +/= |
References
edit- Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.