Latvian Gambit

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf chess opening
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Greco Counter Gambit
gptkbp:category gptkb:Gambit
gptkb:Open_Game
gptkbp:chessOpeningFamily gptkb:King's_Pawn_Openings
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Latvia
gptkbp:ECOCode C40
gptkbp:FEN_after_2...f5 rnbqkbnr/pppp1ppp/8/4p3/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 0 3
gptkbp:firstBook 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Latvian Gambit
gptkbp:mainLine 3.Bc4 fxe4
3.Nxe5 Qf6
3.d4 fxe4
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Latvia
gptkbp:notableGame Greco vs NN, 1620
Tal vs Koblents, 1956
gptkbp:opposedBy 3.d4
3.Bc4
3.Nxe5
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:King's_Pawn_Game
gptkbp:popularFor 19th century
gptkbp:reputation dubious
unsound at top level
gptkbp:theme early kingside attack
sacrificing pawn for initiative
gptkbp:theory considered risky for Black
rarely played in modern grandmaster chess
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Mikhail_Tal
gptkb:Greco
Leonhardt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King's_Pawn_Opening
gptkb:Open_Games_(1.e4_e5)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7