As Black

Latvian Gambit · Intermediate

Very aggressive: Black goes for a wild game of exchanges in the centre.

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Lines

1. Opponent's mistake · 3.Bc4

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 fxe4 4.Nxe5 d5

2. 6...exd3 7.Qxd3

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.exf5 e4 4.Nd4 Nf6 5.d3 c5 6.Nb3 exd3 7.Qxd3 d5

3. 6...exd3 7.Bxd3

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.exf5 e4 4.Nd4 Nf6 5.d3 c5 6.Nb3 exd3 7.Bxd3 d5 8.Bb5+ Nc6 9.O-O Be7 10.Re1 O-O

4. 4...Nf6 5.Nc3

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.exf5 e4 4.Qe2 Nf6 5.Nc3 d5 6.d3 Bb4 7.Bd2 O-O

5. 3...e4 4.Ng1

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.exf5 e4 4.Ng1 Nf6 5.Nc3 d5 6.d3 Bxf5 7.dxe4 Nxe4 8.Nxe4 Bxe4

6. 4...Nf6 5.Ng5

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.exf5 e4 4.Qe2 Nf6 5.Ng5 d5 6.d3 Bxf5 7.dxe4 Bxe4

7. 4...Nf6 5.d3

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.exf5 e4 4.Qe2 Nf6 5.d3 d5 6.dxe4 dxe4 7.Bg5 Bxf5

8. 5...c5 6.Ne2

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.exf5 e4 4.Nd4 Nf6 5.d3 c5 6.Ne2 exd3 7.Qxd3 d5

9. Bilguer Variation

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxe5 Qf6 4.d4 d6 5.Nc4 fxe4 6.Nc3 Qg6 7.Qe2 Nf6