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OPENINGS OF INTEREST: The Latvian & Elephant Gambits
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jellycake
25-Feb-06, 21:47

OPENINGS OF INTEREST: The Latvian & Elephant Gambits
The Latvian Gambit

1) e4 e5
2) Nf3 f5

The Elephant Gambit

1) e4 e5
2) Nf3 d5


The following notation example for the Latvian Gambit shows why this opening may be dangerous for White to play against. It is from a game played in 1965.

1) e4 e5 2) Nf3 f5 3) exf5 Bc5 4) Nxe5 Bxf2+ 5) Kxf2 Qh4+ 6) Ke3 Nf6 7) Bd3 Nd5+ 8) Ke2 Nc6 9) Nxc6 dxc6 10) Nc3 Nf4+ 11) Kf1 Nxd3 12) cxd3 0-0 13) g4 Bxf5 14) Kg2 Bxg4 15) Rf1 Bxd1 16) Rxd1 Rf2+ 17) Kg1 Qxh2#



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