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...

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...

a line of the dubious Latvian Gambit. After the usual 3...exd4, White can respond with the main line 4.Nxd4 or can play a gambit by offering Black one...

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...

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....

Nxe5 dxe4 4. Bc4 Qg5 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...

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...

.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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

to him in the Lopez, Sicilian Defence, Ponziani Opening, Evans Gambit, Latvian Gambit, and the Scandinavian Defense. Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess...

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...

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...

4-7th place in Consolation Cup (individual; Karel Hromadka won). The Latvian Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5) was named as a tribute to Kārlis Bētiņš, who analyzed...