The Latvian Gambit (or Greco Countergambit) is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5?! It is one of the oldest chess openings...

Bc4 Bc5 4.b4). A gambit employed by Black may also be named a gambit, e.g. the Latvian Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5), or Englund Gambit (1.d4 e5); but is...

destroys the centre. There is also a Poisoned Pawn Variation in the Latvian Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 fxe4 4.Nxe5 Qg5?! This variation leads to extremely...

the Ruy Lopez. 3...f5?! 4.Nxe5 transposes into a line of the dubious Latvian Gambit. After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4, the most important continuations...

Countergambit in response to the King's Gambit, and the Greco Counter Gambit (the former name of the Latvian Gambit) in response to the King's Knight Opening...

Look up Latvian, latvian, or Lettish in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Latvian may refer to: Something of, from, or related to Latvia Latvians, a Baltic...

The main line Englund Gambit (2...Nc6, 3...Qe7) was introduced by Kārlis Bētiņš (1867–1943), who also established the Latvian Gambit. The Swedish player...

Nxe4 6.0-0 Bc5 7.Nc3 Nxc3 8.bxc3 h6 9.Nd4 g6 10.Nb3 +/− (Bilguer). Latvian Gambit List of chess openings List of chess openings named after people T....

abolished, a Latvian nationalist movement, the First Latvian National Awakening, begun. Led by "Young Latvians", it encouraged Latvians to become artists...

Latvian Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 Latvian Gambit: Senechaud Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.b4 Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 Latvian...

f5 Latvian Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5!? Elephant Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Qf6 Greco Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f6 Damiano Defense 1.e4 e5 2.f4 King's Gambit 1.e4...

transposes to the Balogh Defense; and 2...e5?!, when 3.Nf3 produces a Latvian Gambit, but 3.exf5!, as in a game between Steinitz and Sam Loyd, may be stronger...

.f5: Latvian Gambit 2...d5: Elephant Gambit 2...Qe7: Gunderam Defense 2...f6: Damiano Defence 2...Qf6: Greco Defence 2...Bc5: Busch-Gass Gambit Batsford...

Alapin's Opening and unusual moves after 1.e4 e5), C40 (includes the Latvian Gambit and unusual moves after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3), and C50 (includes the Hungarian...

(for example, the Réti Opening) to sharp aggressive play (like the Latvian Gambit). In some opening lines, the exact sequence considered best for both...

positional play (e.g. the Réti Opening) to very aggressive play (e.g. the Latvian Gambit). In some opening lines, the exact sequence considered best for both...

opponent. countergambit A gambit offered by Black, for example the Greco Counter Gambit, usually called the Latvian Gambit today (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5?!);...

the Black side of the Latvian Gambit can in effect wind up playing it after 1.e4 Nf6 2.f3 e5 3.f4!?. 2.Nf3, the John Tracy Gambit, is a poor choice, leading...

Sicilian (B56-B59) . ChessBase, 2000, ISBN 3-932466-84-5 (CD-ROM) The Latvian Gambit lives!, Batsford, 2001, ISBN 978-0-7134-8629-2 The Knockout Nimzo, Bad...

experimenting with unusual and offbeat openings such as the King's Gambit and Latvian Gambit; however, he generally did not play them in serious games. Like...

chess opening theory, Svedenborg has a variation named after him in the Latvian Gambit. After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 fxe4 4.Nxe5, Svedenborg demonstrated the...

in a tournament—when Levy essayed the very sharp, dubious Latvian Gambit. He played the gambit after playing the local street player Josef Smolij the night...

opening in chess." Also known as the Latvian Gambit. Calabrese Countergambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 f5 Bishop's Opening, Greco Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.f4 Giuoco...

victory against a human master—when Levy essayed the very sharp, dubious Latvian Gambit. Levy wrote, "I had proved that my 1968 assessment had been correct...

kingside. Whereas Gunderam's suggestion was the f7-f5 break, as a delayed Latvian Gambit, Câmara's intent was to allow the use of the King's Indian setup against...

that compensate for the lost pawn. 2...e5 transposes to the notorious Latvian Gambit. This may actually be a good practical choice for someone who knows...

Nb4 Latvian Gambit – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 Leipzig Gambit (or Müller-Schulze Gambit) – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nxe5?! Lemberg Gambit (Lviv Gambit) – 1...

Opening Irish Gambit Italian Gambit Italian Game Italian Game, Blackburne Shilling Gambit Jerome Gambit Konstantinopolsky Opening Latvian Gambit Petrov's Defense...

Tony (1992). Winning with the Philidor. Batsford. Kosten, Tony (1995). Latvian Gambit. Henry Holt. ISBN 0-8050-3903-1. Kosten, Tony (1998). Mastering the...

Nebraska, won by Charles Kalme. Pupols beat young Bobby Fischer with a Latvian Gambit. This is one of only two games that Fischer ever lost on time (see time...