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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...f5/3. Nxe5/3...Qf6/4. Nc4/4...fxe4/5. Nc3
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Latvian Gambit rd nd bd kd bd nd rd pd pd pd pd pd pd qd nl pd nl pl pl pl pl pl pl pl rl bl ql kl bl rl 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qf6 4. Nc4 fxe4 5. Nc3 C40 Latvian Gambit
Latvian Gambit, Leonhardt Variation
5. Nc3
White's c3-knight is threatening to capture on e4 hitting the queen on f6, and taking advantage of this diversion to retreat safely to c3. Were the queen not on f6, Black could turn the tables after Nxe4 with ...d5! picking up a knight. So the queen must move again. In the old days of the Leonhardt Variation, /5...Qg6/ was the move, defending e4 and pressuring g2. The modern preference is /5...Qf7/, renewing the threat of ...d5.
Latvian Gambit
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