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Latvian Gambit

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The post that was quoted here has been removed
Actually I did Qxh8 before I started this thread and I can prove it:

Qh5xh8
White Move 7
Date 15 Sep '07 17:46


hxg6
Black Move 6
Date 15 Sep '07 17:37

Black says...
My mind is starting to hurt from the variations in this line

Ne5xg6
White Move 6
Date 14 Sep '07 17:15


g6
Black Move 5
Date 14 Sep '07 17:05


Qd1h5
White Move 5
Date 14 Sep '07 07:18


d5
Black Move 4
Date 13 Sep '07 22:46


Nf3xe5
White Move 4
Date 13 Sep '07 20:04


fxe4
Black Move 3
Date 13 Sep '07 20:01


Bf1c4
White Move 3
Date 12 Sep '07 22:26


f5
Black Move 2
Date 12 Sep '07 22:25


Ng1f3
White Move 2
Date 12 Sep '07 22:21


e5
Black Move 1
Date 12 Sep '07 20:30

Black says...
Why not?

e4
White Move 1
Date 12 Sep '07 17:32

White says...
Latvian 3.Bc4?

I did Qxh8 one minute before I started this thread. Any confusions is clearly my fault and I'll take all the blame for them.

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Originally posted by Dutch Defense
I did Qxh8 one minute before I started this thread. Any confusions is clearly my fault and I'll take all the blame for them.
it doesn't matter when you moved, you shouldn't really be discussing games in progress.

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Originally posted by wormwood
it doesn't matter when you moved, you shouldn't really be discussing games in progress.
yeah, you're right

Sorry everybody 😳

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Originally posted by Dutch Defense
After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 fxe4 4.Nxe5 d5 5.Qh5+ g6 6.Nxg6 hxg6, do you recommend 7.Qxg6+ or 7.Qxh8?

[fen]rnbqkbnr/ppp5/6p1/3p3Q/2B1p3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNB1K2R w KQkq - 0 1[/fen]
7.Qxg6+ is the better move. You don't have to take my word for it, for any good opening book will show how black gets an awesome attack if white gets greedy and grabs the rook...

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Originally posted by Korch
In my opinion 3.Nxe5 is the best.
I agree. The Latvian players are normally well prepared and if you try to blast them off the board you get stung. Nxe5 maintains an edge and is not as messy as some of the other lines.

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Originally posted by Patzergrl
7.Qxg6+ is the better move. You don't have to take my word for it, for any good opening book will show how black gets an awesome attack if white gets greedy and grabs the rook...
7. Qxh8 Kf7
8. Qd4 Be6
9. Bb3 Nc6
10.Qe3 Bh6
11.f4 Nge7
12. 0-0 Nf5
13.Qe1 Bf8 with reasonable chances for black

And Qxg6+?

7 ...Kd7
8. Bxd5 Nf6
9. Nc3 Qe7
10. d3 exd3
11. Be3 c6
12. Bb3 Bh6
13.0-0-0 Bxe3+
14. fxe3 b6
15. Rxd3 Kc7 Melchor-Elburg 1989 with a slight advantage to black.

Both lines are from MCO.

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Originally posted by demonseed
7. Qxh8 Kf7
8. Qd4 Be6
9. Bb3 Nc6
10.Qe3 Bh6
11.f4 Nge7
12. 0-0 Nf5
13.Qe1 Bf8 with reasonable chances for black
7.Qxh8 Kf7
8.Qd4 Be6
9.Be2 Nc6
10.Qe3 Bh6
11.f4 d4
12.Qf2 Nf6
13.0-0 d3!?
14.cxd3 cxd3
15.Bd1 Nd4
16.Nc3 Bf8
17.Kh1! Bc5?!
18.Na4! Be7
19.b3 Ng4
20.Bxg4 Bxg4
21.Bb2



White has succesfully completed his development, and can now exploit his material advantage, Alderden-Goedhart, corr.1984.

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Ahh, the comments on our game continue. Anyway, I agree after 18. Na4 Black is probably lost. However, we will see...

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Originally posted by Chipotle
Ahh, the comments on our game continue. Anyway, I agree after 18. Na4 Black is probably lost. However, we will see...
Actually the post that showed the link to the game got removed already.