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Latvian Gambit
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black kinge8 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 queeng6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 white knightf5 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 black kingg3 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)

rnb1kbnr/pppp2pp/5q2/4Np2/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R w

Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qf6
ECO code: C40
Parent: Latvian Gambit

Latvian Gambit

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3...Qf6

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Black's queen has come lumbering out to poke the e5-knight in the ribs. Should White hold the line, or retreat?

4. d4 is the (old) main line. It temporarily establishes a classical pawn centre (d4+e4) allowing easy development of the remaining White pieces. If Black now wants to shift the knight from e5, she will have to play …d6 shutting in the f8-bishop.

4. Nc4 is the Leonhardt Variation, recommended by Latvian Gambiteer Tony Kosten and now considered a more critical test of the Latvian than d4. White knows she can't prevent …fxe4, so reserves the option of confronting that pawn with a d2-d3 advance when it arrives on e4.

Other knight retreats (to d3 or f3) allow ...fxe4 with an attack on the knight, giving Black time to follow up with …d5 to great advantage.

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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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