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Latvian Gambit Accepted: Nimzowitsch Attack

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1.e4e52.Nf3f53.Nxe5Qf64.d4d65.Nc4fxe46.Ne3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Latvian Gambit Accepted: Nimzowitsch Attack16k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
45%7.5k45%
26%4.2k48%
16%2.6k49%
5.6%92750%
2.1%34035%
1.2%19140%
1.1%18541%
1%17138%
0.8%13833%
0.7%11540%
Famous games in this line13 master games
Fishbein, Alexander (2515) – Karklins, Andrew (2335)19961–0Westerinen, Heikki MJ (2450) – Wibe, Terje Paul (2310)19731–0Vajda, Albert (2400) – Dimov, Dian (2350)19941–0Hartman, Christer (2345) – Novak, Ivan (2305)19941–0Adla, Diego Gustavo (2415) – Perez Pietronave, Carlos (2230)1994½–½Chuiko, Alexander (2355) – Tishin, Petr (2285)19981–0Jung, Hans Rudolf (2245) – Karklins, Andrew (2340)19950–1Stehouwer, Coen (2265) – Welling, Gerard (2315)1983½–½
Heroes of this opening Fishbein, Alexander · Westerinen, Heikki MJ · Vajda, Albert · Hartman, Christer
Family
Latvian Gambit
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C40
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qf6 4. d4 d6 5. Nc4 fxe4 6. Ne3
GambitSharpAggressive
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