• 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...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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  • 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....
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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  • .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...
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  • 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...
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    abolished, a Latvian nationalist movement, the First Latvian National Awakening, begun. Led by "Young Latvians", it encouraged Latvians to become artists...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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    positional play (for example, the Réti Opening) to very aggressive (the Latvian Gambit). In some opening lines, the exact sequence considered best for both...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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  • 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?!);...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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    Opening Irish Gambit Italian Gambit Italian Game Italian Game, Blackburne Shilling Gambit Jerome Gambit Konstantinopolsky Opening Latvian Gambit Petrov's Defense...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    to him in the Lopez, Sicilian Defence, Ponziani Opening, Evans Gambit, Latvian Gambit, and the Scandinavian Defense. Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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    Kārlis Bētiņš (category Latvian chess players)
    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...
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