Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...f5/3. Nxe5/3...Qf6/4. Nc4

Latvian Gambit rd nd bd kd bd nd rd pd pd pd pd pd pd qd pd nl pl pl pl pl pl pl pl pl rl nl bl ql kl bl rl 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qf6 4. Nc4 C40 Latvian Gambit Latvian Gambit, Leonhardt Variation 4. Nc4 Black remains a pawn down, but White's knight has run off, so Black may now dream of playing …d5 in one move. That pawn on e4 will have to be cleared out of the way first, with /4...fxe4/. (If Black delays, White will play exf5 and retain the extra pawn.) Latvian Gambit References