C40 · Gambit · a defense for Black

Latvian Gambit Accepted: Leonhardt Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3f53.Nxe5Qf64.Nc4fxe45.Nc3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Latvian Gambit Accepted: Leonhardt Variation14k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
48%6.7k43%
15%2.1k48%
11%1.5k43%
9%1.2k47%
2.7%38035%
2.5%34731%
2.4%33332%
2.4%33026%
1.9%26035%
1.3%18456%
Famous games in this line37 master games
Chorfi, Khalid (2471) – Simmelink, Joop (2404)1999½–½Chan, Mark (2340) – Ruggeri Laderchi, Giorgio (2488)20250–1Zude, Arno (2410) – Pirrot, Dieter (2415)1997½–½Puzanov, Vasyl (2311) – Colin, Sonny (2449)20231–0Ruggeri Laderchi, Giorgio (2438) – Guevara i Pijoan, Josep (2316)20181–0Owens, Johnny (2341) – Caron, Sérgio Valladares (2402)20231–0Zude, Arno (2435) – Lutz, Klaus Juergen (2300)19941–0Zude, Arno (2465) – Lutz, Klaus Juergen (2270)1993½–½
Heroes of this opening Ruggeri Laderchi, Giorgio · Puzanov, Vasyl · Owens, Johnny · Zude, Arno
Family
Latvian Gambit
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C40
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qf6 4. Nc4 fxe4 5. Nc3
GambitSharp
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