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Latvian Gambit

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English

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a b c d e f g h
8{{{square}}} black rook{{{square}}} black knight{{{square}}} black bishop{{{square}}} black queen{{{square}}} black king{{{square}}} black bishop{{{square}}} black knight{{{square}}} black rook8
7{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} black pawn7
66
5{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} black pawn5
4{{{square}}} white pawn4
3{{{square}}} white knight3
2{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn2
1{{{square}}} white rook{{{square}}} white knight{{{square}}} white bishop{{{square}}} white queen{{{square}}} white king{{{square}}} white bishop{{{square}}} white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position after: 2...f5

Etymology

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Named after chess players Gioachino Greco and Kārlis Bētiņš, both of whom are from Latvia.

Noun

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Latvian Gambit (uncountable)

  1. (chess) An Open Game characterized by the moves 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5.
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