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Latvian Gambit: Mason Countergambit

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1.e4e52.Nf3f53.d4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Latvian Gambit: Mason Countergambit256k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
72%185k51%
15%38k43%
6.2%16k44%
Philidor Defense: Philidor Countergambit3.2%8.1k38%
2.3%6.0k44%
0.9%2.2k39%
0.3%78830%
0.1%25029%
0.1%23342%
0.1%20324%
Famous games in this line29 master games
Romanishin, Oleg M (2560) – Van Riemsdijk, Herman C (2435)19791–0Rombaldoni, Axel (2484) – Bonafede, Alessandro (2353)20130–1Almasi, Istvan (2385) – Varga, Zoltan (2450)1993½–½Drozdov, Igor (2455) – Nadanian, Ashot (2375)19971–0Reefschlaeger, Helmut (2335) – Pirrot, Dieter (2415)1996½–½Homuth, Manfred (2275) – Pirrot, Dieter (2415)1996½–½Booij, Johan (2295) – Westerinen, Heikki MJ (2395)19880–1Socko, Bartosz (2385) – Hnydiuk, Aleksander (2275)1995½–½
Heroes of this opening Romanishin, Oleg M · Bonafede, Alessandro · Drozdov, Igor · Westerinen, Heikki MJ
Family
Latvian Gambit
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C40
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. d4
GambitSharp
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