C44 · Gambit · a defense for Black

Latvian Gambit: Clam Gambit

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.d3f54.exf5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Latvian Gambit: Clam Gambit64k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
59%37k56%
32%20k57%
5.5%3.5k53%
2.4%1.6k49%
0.3%21544%
0.3%16849%
0.2%10530%
0.2%10251%
0.2%10142%
0.1%5651%
Famous games in this line23 master games
Kadric, Denis (2579) – Bernadskiy, Vitaliy (2629)20200–1Gareev, T. (2598) – Potapov, P. (2482)20190–1Trjapishko, A. (2508) – Potapov, P. (2515)2018½–½Harikrishnan, A. (2536) – Glek, I. (2450)20251–0Hickl, Joerg (2570) – Sieglen, Joachim (2415)19931–0Studer, N. (2462) – Georgiadis, N. (2470)20161–0Wantola, I. (2330) – Reinderman, D. (2590)20140–1Thorfinnsson, Br (2459) – Kjartansson, G. (2439)20140–1
Heroes of this opening Bernadskiy, Vitaliy · Potapov, P. · Harikrishnan, A. · Hickl, Joerg
Family
Latvian Gambit
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C44
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d3 f5 4. exf5
GambitSharp
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