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The Latvian Gambit begins with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5. After that, it is the White player who is to continue a Latvian Gambit game from the 3rd move... Do you know the answering statistics to the Latvian Gambit and best playing lines for White and Black?.. By stats, the move-answer is: 3.Nxe5, 3.exf5, 3.d4, 3.d3, 3.Nc3, or 3.Bc4.
Below is the answering statistics to the Latvian Gambit and best proven lines for White and Black. The lines have been proved by chess master games, by history and time , and evaluated by chess engine. This chess opening information must be useful for you to study how to correctly play the Latvian Gambit chess opening.
I. Latvian Gambit Answering Statistics
Latvian Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5
The answering statistics:
• 3.Nxe5 (50%) - best answer for White;
• 3.exf5, 3.d4, 3.d3, 3.Nc3, 3.Bc4 (10% for each).
The above answering statistics were taken from a 1400-game database on the Latvian Gambit chess opening. Best playing lines (actually, they are ones of the best) were calculated by a chess engine -- see them below to study or learn. Some of them are proven lines that have been proved since the year 1985.
II. Latvian Gambit Best Proven Lines
• 3.Nxe5 (50%, best answer for White in the Latvian Gambit)
3... Qf6 4.d4 d6 5.Nc4 fxe4 6.Nc3 Qg6 7.f3 Nf6
...white better +1.01, depth 25 -- this is the main line of the year 2019
3... Nf6 4.Bc4 Qe7 5.d4 Nc6 6.0-0 fxe4 7.Bf4 d5
...note: 5.Nf7? Qxe4+ 6.Qe2 Qxe2+ 7.Kxe2 d5 (-0.99)
...white better +1.10, depth 25
• 3.exf5 (10%)
3... Nf6 4.d4 e4 5.Nh4 d5 6.g4 Ng8 7.Ng2 h5 8.Nf4 Nc6
...white slightly better +0.59, depth 25
3... Nc6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Nxc6 dxc6
...white slightly better +0.85, depth 25
• 3.d4 (10%)
3... fxe4 4.Nfd2 Qe7 5.Qh5+ g6 6.Qxe5 Qxe5 7.dxe5 e3! 8.Nf3 exf2+ 9.Kxf2 Nc6
...position equal +0.34, depth 25
3... fxe4 4.Nxe5 Nf6 5.Be2 Be7 6.c4 0-0 7.Nc3 d6
...position equal +0.47, depth 25
• 3.d3 (10%)
3... Nc6 4.d4 fxe4 5.Nxe5 Nf6 6.Bc4 d5 7.Bb5 Bd7 8.c4 Bd6
...position equal -0.01, depth 25
3... d6 4.Nc3 c5 5.g3 Be7 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.O-O Nf6
...position equal +0.03, depth 25
• 3.Nc3 (10%)
3... fxe4 4.Nxe5 Nf6 5.Ng4 c6 6.Nxf6+ Qxf6 7.Qh5+ Qf7
...white slightly better +0.60, depth 25
3... Nf6 4.exf5 Nc6 5.d4 e4 6.Ne5 Bb4 7.g4 Nd5 8.g5 g6
...white better +1.01, depth 25
• 3.Bc4 (10%)
3... fxe4 4.Nxe5 Qg5 5.Nf7 Qxg2 6.Rf1 Nf6 7.Nxh8 d5
...note: very sharp line, but it is a Latvian proven line since 1985
...position equal +0.00, depth 25
3... Nc6 4.d3 Be7 5.0-0 d6 6.Nc3 a6
...white slightly better +0.55, depth 25
Having seen the above answering statistics and proven lines will help you learn how to correctly play the Latvian Gambit chess opening, which is sometimes considered as dubious chess opening, and which is very aggressive for Black. However, the Latvian Gambit is a very nice opening for chess beginners to study and try...
