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...

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...

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...

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

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

.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...

(for example, the Réti Opening) to sharp aggressive play (like 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?!);...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Gambit was a part of Operation Neptune, the landing phase of the invasion of northern France (Operation Overlord) during the Second World War. Gambit...

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

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...

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

in the Nimzo-Indian Defence, Batsford, 1994, ISBN 978-0-7134-7377-3 Latvian Gambit, Batsford, 1995, ISBN 978-0-7134-8629-2 101 Tips to Improve your Chess...