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Latvian Gambit
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black kingf7 black kingg7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black pawnf5 black pawng5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 black kinge4 white pawnf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 white knightg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 black kingh1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

rnbqkbnr/pppp2pp/8/4pp2/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R w

Moves: 1. e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5
ECO code: C40
Parent: King's Knight Opening

Latvian Gambit

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2...f5?!

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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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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5?!

3 4 5 678910111213141516
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+±
...

...

...

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		+/=

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Wikipedia has related information at Latvian Gambit

References

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  • Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
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