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Posted: **Sat Oct 28, 2006 2:39 pm**

I think that Latvian gambit is dead.

My favorite move is 3.Bc4.

I want explore some variations after 3.Bc4.

- white win (IMO)
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 fxe4 4.Nxe5 Qg5 5.Nf7 Qxg2 6.Rf1 d5 7.Nxh8 dxc4 .Qh5+ g6 9.Qxh7 Bh3 10.Qxg6+ Qxg6 11.Nxg6 Bxf1 12.Nxf8
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 fxe4 4.Nxe5 d5 5.Qh5+ g6 6.Bb5+ c6 7.Nxg6 Nf6 8.Qe5+ Be7 9.Qxe7+ Qxe7 10.Nxe7 Kxe7 11.Be2(f1)

- I believe (not 100% sure) that white win after
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 fxe4 4.Nxe5 d5 5.Qh5+ g6 6.Bb5+ c6 7.Nxg6 hxg6 8.Qxh8 cxb5 9.Qxg8 Qg5 10.Rg1 Nc6 11.Nc3 Nd4

- I don't know...
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 fxe4 4.Nxe5 d5 5.Qh5+ g6 6.Nxg6 hxg6 7.Qxh8 Kf7

- it's drawn (IMO)
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 fxe4 4.Nxe5 Qg5 5.d4 Qxg2 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Bf7+ Kd8 8.Bxg6 Qxh1+ 9.Ke2 Qxc1

- white win (IMO)
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 fxe4 4.Nxe5 Qg5 5.d4 Qxg2 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Bf7+ Kd8 8.Bxg6 Qxh1+ 9.Ke2 c6?

I am going to make rated thematic tournaments about it. (Also a thematic with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4, of course.) All strong players who don't agree with death of Latvian gambit are welcomed.
Question: which variation is most interesting for you - Latvian gambit fans?

ilmarinens

Posted: **Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:33 pm**

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 fxe4 4.Nxe5 d5 5.Qh5+ g6 6.Bb5+ c6 7.Nxg6 hxg6 8.Qxh8 cxb5 9.Qxg8 Qg5 10.Rg1 Nc6 11.Nc3 Nd4 - now I am 100 % sure that it is draw. Thanks to me.

So I must return to complex and unclear 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 fxe4 4.Nxe5 d5 5.Qh5+ g6 6.Nxg6 hxg6 7.Qxh8 Kf7.

Also I changed my opinion about 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 fxe4 4.Nxe5 Qg5 5.d4 Qxg2 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Bf7+ Kd8 8.Bxg6 Qxh1+ 9.Ke2 Qxc1 - white wins. Thanks to Paul Keres.

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2006 7:45 am**

What do you think about Latvian women?

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:29 am**

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:30 am**

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:35 am**

cnita wrote:

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:52 am**

It is worth exploring!

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:08 am**

this is not chess discution but...what about french woman,Armand ?

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:40 am**

They are very ugly compared to Latvian women! Of course this discusion is relevant to chess. You need to be relaxed when you play chess. I always have sex before and after a serious chess match!

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:05 am**

i'm curious what Ilmarinens think about all this...

Posted: **Mon Nov 20, 2006 2:28 pm**

Actually I think: that discussion must be moved to "Puzzles and Game Comentary" as 'discussion on opening'.

IMHO Latvian women are the best.

I know it because I live in Latvia.

P.S.

Is here any serious player who want to defend position of Black after
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4. (>2700, unrated games)?
Hint: use against me Svedenborg variation as black. It is most difficult for me temporarily.

P.P.S.
IMO also 3.Nxe5, 3.Nc3 and 3.exf5 is won for white. But my favourite is 3.Bc4 forever.

Posted: **Wed Nov 22, 2006 6:06 pm**

Also the middle game....

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