Gambit · a defense for Black
Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack
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1.e4e52.Nf3f53.Bc4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack239k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
32%76k54%
1.8%4.2k39%
1.7%3.9k43%
1.2%2.8k43%
0.9%2.2k41%
0.4%92125%
Famous games in this line9 master games
Bellin, Robert (2405) – Sharif, Mershad (2440)Guido, Flavio (2330) – Hector, Jonny (2485)Castellano, Lorenzo (2316) – Balabaev, Farit (2297)Plant, Kevin D (2233) – Brunsteins, Daniel (2380)Hage, Henk (2334) – Alvarez Villar, Horacio Nelson (2256)Stock, Lara (2265) – Schlenker, Joerg (2267)Micic, Snezana (2220) – Nikolin, Zorica (2250)Gamer, Torsten (2201) – Pape, Joerg (2256)Heroes of this opening Sharif, Mershad · Hector, Jonny · Hage, Henk · Schlenker, Joerg
- Family
- Latvian Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C40
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4
GambitSharpAggressive
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Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack, Morgado Defense3…Nf6Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack, Strautins Gambit3…b5Latvian Gambit: Corkscrew Countergambit3…fxe4 4.Nxe5 Nf6Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack, Polerio-Svedenborg Variation3…fxe4 4.Nxe5 d5
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