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GameKnot related: The Strongest Openings are the least played because too complicated!!?

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luzhin657
04-Sep-24, 08:33

The Strongest Openings are the least played because too complicated!!?

A lot of chess players are probably not aware that the Latvian Gambit is least played over the board but at Correspondence Chess at G.M level it's one of the favourite choices, why is this tge case, the Lavian gambit 1.e4,e5 2.Nf3,f5!? As been the choice for black v 1.e4 as black by 3 previous World Correspondence Chess Champions because it is proven at this high level to be very hard for white to achieve any clear cut advantage, SO WHY IS IT NOT USED OVER THE BOARD, because it is too complex, chess engines are not good at analysing very well such openings, the modern G.M way before matches doing there Engine Analysing! and because chess engines are not good at finding the very best lines in the Latvian Gambit this is without doubt why 3 previous World Correspondence Chess Champions have used this opening- Interesting hey!?
I have used it on several occasions and do well with it, white usually thinks he can win with simple moves but black has resources I find with active piece play!!?

baddeeds
05-Sep-24, 06:21

The only reason why I know had good and difficult the Latvian Gambit really is because I, once, played against it. And, I lost since I didn't know how to handle playing against it.

euro_pop_legend
06-Sep-24, 04:41

My old GK club writeup about the Lat years ago

gameknot.com

I do not make in depth comments anymore on the GK forums,for I had my years on GK in my club and have retired from being involved anymore.But my past comments may interest a few.As to who,when and where the Lat has changed in either theory or more or less usage on any level of play,is not concerning to me anymore.I myself,rarely used it,but it does have value and the need to be prepared for it with many of the lines and subvariations if it happens to appear on the board by black.

Au revoir,
TA

euro_pop_legend
06-Sep-24, 05:27

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euro_pop_legend
06-Sep-24, 05:42

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euro_pop_legend
06-Sep-24, 06:12

Misc:

MCO-15 by Nick de Firmian who was the 3 time US chess champion has a small writeup on the Lat on pages 144 to 146.Its and old book of course,but it is still the "chess Bible"to many chess players,regardless of all the thousands of other books out there since 2008.In addition,some of his past comments about the Sokolsky 1.b4 and his small success with it,has inspired me to use this irregular against the unwary black players with great success.What happens on any level of play from 1300 to 2700 is no concern to me anymore.But even the Sok has high value against those who are not prepared for it as I have proven time and time again.In blitz,I commonly use the Basman Defense as black. 1.e4,g5. All or most GM's would frown upon it,of course,but I rarely lose against it,at least in blitz after studing the equalizing lines with this weaker(but not that weak)defense for black.To the unwary it is a great weapon,especially with those "creepy crawly"pawns(especially the g5 pawn which can strike like a cobra against whites f3 Knight after he plays it).The value is in the user,how he prepares using it ahead of time and against those who are unprepared for it.On the GM levels it is mainly or completely forbidden.But then we are not GM's are we?So value can be with either the Lat,Sok or the Basman.It all depends on the situation.

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