02 Jul 07
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Originally posted by Drew LGame 3535638 is still in progress.
nope, but just as I know I cannot defeat you, I know that you cannot defeat Korch
02 Jul 07
Originally posted by Dutch DefenseAt the moment I have too many games in progress.
I haven't play it against you yet, let's see what happens.
P.S. If you think that you have any achance not to lose then check these games.
Game 3667155
Game 3538564
Game 3538563
Game 3351529
Game 3340265
02 Jul 07
Originally posted by badivan1Thread 65855
I was wondering if anyone of you ever heard of the Rousseau Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5), which can also arise from the Latvian Gambit by transposition?
02 Jul 07
Originally posted by Dutch DefenseDude, I've played you twice & if you slowed down & had less G.I.P you'd easily rate 1600+.
Game 3535638 is still in progress.
You may be having fun, but your results are clearly suffering.
Do yourself a favour.
😉
27 Jul 07
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Originally posted by AttilaTheHornI have been played Latvian gambit against one candidate of master (with about 2150 ELO - I was much weaker then) three times. In first time he did avoid main lines and game ended draw. Next two times he was prepared against Latvian gambit (using opening books) to refute it and I won both these games, because his "refutations" did not work too well.
The Latvian Gambit is practically never played in top level chess. There's a good reason for that! It's not sound.
It only works if the opponent panics and messes it up. Playing while praying is not good chess.
So maybe Latvian gambit is not so solid, but statements like "It only works if the opponent panics and messes it up" is absolute nonsense.
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27 Jul 07
Korch, I think your wins against that player is mostly because you outplayed him in a more familiar position. It is not because the Latvian Gambit is a sound opening choice.
It is the same reason why players still choose system openings like the London and the Colle- after they play hundreds of games with them, they are much more familiar with the position and it is easy for them to formulate a plan.
Memorizing a few moves and variations to thwart an opening, no matter how sound it is, is doomed. That is what your opponent tried to do, according to what you said. He still got outplayed in the middlegame.
PS: All this does not make sense if you answer that you got him in the opening 🙂