Chess: Understanding the Latvian Gambit Part II

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 f5 3 Nxe5 Qf6 4 d4 d6 5 Nc4 fxe4
6 Nc3 Qg6 7 f3 exf3 8 Qxf3 Nc6 9 Nb5 Bg4
10 Qc3 Rc8 11 d5 Nce7 12 Ne3 Nf6 13 Bd3 Qh5
14 Nxc7+ Kd8 15 Nxg4 Line



What's the game plan for White?

What's the game plan for Black?

Also available:
Chess: Understanding the Latvian Gambit Part I
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-latvian-gambit.html
Chess: Understanding the Latvian Gambit Part III
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-latvian-gambit_20.html

1 e4



1 ... e5



2 Nf3



2 ... f5



3 Nxe5



3 ... Qf6



3 ... Nc6? 4 Nxc6 (4 d4; Qh5+).
3 ... Qe7? 4 Qh5+ g6 5 Nxg6 Qxe4+ 6 Be2 Nf6 7 Qh3 Rg8 8 Nc3.
3 ... Qe7? 4 Qh5+ g6 5 Nxg6 Qxe4+ 6 Be2 hxg6 7 Qxh8 Qxg2
8 Qe5+ Ne7 9 Rf1.
3 ... d6? 4 Qh5+ g6 5 Nxg6 Nf6 6 Qh3 hxg6 7 Qxh8.
3 ... d6? 4 Qh5+ g6 5 Nxg6 Nf66 ... fxe4 7 Qh4.
3 ... d6? 4 Qh5+ g6 5 Nxg6 Nf66 ... Rg8 7 Nxf8 Rxf8.
3 ... Nf6? 4 exf5 d6 5 Nf3 Bxf5 6 d4 Be7 7 Bd3.
3 ... Nf6? 4 exf5 Qe7 5 Qe2 d6 6 Nc4 Bxf5 7 Qxe7+ Bxe7
8 Ne3 Be6 9 d4.


4 d4



4 Nc4 4 ... Bc5.
4 Nc4 4 ... Qe6.
4 Nc4 4 ... b5.
4 Nc4 fxe4 5 Ne3.
4 Nc4 fxe4 5 Nc3 Qg6.
4 Nc4 fxe4 5 Nc3 Be7.
4 Nc4 fxe4 5 Nc3 Qe6.
4 Nc4 fxe4 5 Nc3 d6.
4 Nc4 fxe4 5 Nc3 c6.
4 Nc4 fxe4 5 Nc3 Qf7 6 d3.
4 Nc4 fxe4 5 Nc3 Qf7 6 d4.
4 Nc4 fxe4 5 Nc3 Qf7 6 Qe2.
4 Nc4 fxe4 5 Nc3 Qf7 6 Ne3 c6 7 d3 exd3 8 Bxd3 d5
9 O-O Bc5 10 b4.
4 Nc4 fxe4 5 Nc3 Qf7 6 Ne3 c6 7 Nxe4 d5 8 Ng5 Qf6
9 Nf3 d4 10 Nc4 b5 11 Qe2+ Kd8 12 Nce5 Bd6 13 d3.
4 Nc4 fxe4 5 Nc3 Qf7 6 d4 Nf6 7 Bg5 Bb4 8 Ne5 Qe6
9 Bc4 Qf5 10 Bxf6 gxf6 11 Ng4 Qg6.

4 ... d6



5 Nc4



5 ... fxe4



6 Nc3



6 Be2
6 Ne3?

6 ... Qg6



7 f3



7 Bf4
7 Nd5
7 Ne3
7 d5
7 Qe2

7 ... exf3



8 Qxf3



8 ... Nc6



8 ... Nf6 9 Bd3 Qg4 10 Qe3+ Be7 11 Nb5 Qxg2 12 Nxc7 Kd8
13 Rg1 Qxh2 14 Nxa8 Nd5.

9 Nb5



9 Bd3 Qg4 10 Qe3+ Be7 11 O-O Nf6 12 d5 Nb4 13 Rf4 Qd7
14 Bf5 Qxf5.

9 ... Bg4



10 Qc3



10 ... Rc8



11 d5



11 ... Nce7



12 Ne3



12 ... Nf6



13 Bd3



13 ... Qh5



14 Nxc7+



14 ... Kd8



15 Nxg4



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Chess: Understanding the Latvian Gambit Part I

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 f5 3 Bc4 fxe4 4 Nxe5 Qg5 5 d4 Qxg2
6 Qh5+ g6 7 Bf7+ Kd8 8 Bxg6 Qxh1+ 9 Ke2 c6
10 Nc3 Nf6 11 Bg5 Qxa1 12 Bxf6+ Kc7 Line



What's the game plan for White?

What's the game plan for Black?

Also available:
Chess: Understanding the Latvian Gambit Part II
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-latvian-gambit_19.html
Chess: Understanding the Latvian Gambit Part III
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-latvian-gambit_20.html

1 e4



1 ... e5



2 Nf3



2 ... f5



3 Bc4



3 Nxe5
3 d4
3 Nc3? fxe4 4 Nxe5 Qf6.
3 Nc3 fxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ Qxf6 6 d4 e4 7 Qe2 d5 8 Ne5 Bd6
9 Qh5+ g6 10 Qg5 Nd7.
3 Nc3 fxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Qe2 Nc6 6 Nxf6+ Qxf6 7 d4 d6.
3 Nc3 fxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Qe2 Nc6 6 Nxe5 Nxe5 7 Nxf6+ Qxf6
8 d4 d6.
3 Nc3 fxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Qe2 d5 6 Neg5 Bd6 7 Nxe5 O-O 8 d4 c5.
3 Nc3 fxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Qe2 d5 6 Neg5 e4 7 Ne5 Qe7 8 Ngf7 Rg8 9 d4 exd3 10 cxd3.
3 Nc3 fxe4 4 Nxe4 d5 5 Nxe5 Qe7 6 d4 dxe4 7 Qh5+ g6
8 Nxg6 hxg6 9 Qxh8 Be6.
3 Nc3 fxe4 4 Nxe4 d5 5 Nxe5 dxe4 6 Qh5+ g6 7 Nxg6 hxg6
8 Qxh8.
3 Nc3 fxe4 4 Nxe4 d5 5 Nxe5 dxe4 6 Qh5+ g6 7 Nxg6 Nf6
8 Qe5+ Kf7 9 Nxh8+ Kg8 10 Nf7 Kxf7 11 Bc4+ Kg7.
3 Nc3? Nc6 4 Bb5 (4 d4) 4 ... fxe4
(4 ... Nd4; 4 ... Nf6; 4 ... Bb4; 4 ... Bc5) 5 Nxe4.
3 exf5? e4 4 Ne5 (4 Nd4; 4 Qe2; 4 Ng1).

3... fxe4



3 ... b5 4 Bxg8 Rxg8.
3 ... Nf6 4 d4 (4 Nxe5).

4 Nxe5



4 ... Qg5



4 ... d5 5 Qh5+ g6 6 Nxg6 hxg6 7 Qxh8 Kf7.
4 ... d5 5 Qh5+ g6 6 Nxg6 hxg6 7 Qxg6+ Kd7
8 Bxd5 Nf6 9 Nc3 Qe7 10 b3 Rh6 11 Qf7 Qxf7 12 Bxf7.
4 ... d5 5 Qh5+ g6 6 Nxg6 Nf6 7 Qe5+ Be7 8 Nxh8 dxc4.
4 ... Qh4 5 d4 Nh6 6 Bxh6 gxh6 7 Bf7+ Ke7 8 Bd5.
4 ... Qh4 5 d4 exd3 6 Bf7+ Kd8 7 O-O dxc2 8 Qxc2 d6 9 Nf3.
4 ... Qh4 5 d4 exd3 6 Bf7+ Kd8 7 O-O dxc2 8 Qxc2 Nc6 9 Nf3.
4 ... Qh4 5 Nf7 d5 6 g3 Qe7 7 Nxh8 dxc4 8 Qe2.
4 ... Qh4 5 Nf7 d5 6 g3 Qe7 7 Nxh8 dxc4
8 Qh5+ g6 9 Nxg6 hxg6 10 Qxg6+ Qf7 11 Qxe4+.
4 ... Qh4 5 Nf7 d5 6 Nxh8 dxc4 7 Qe2 Be6.
4 ... Qh4 5 g3 Qf6 6 Nf7 d5 7 Bxd5 Nh6 8 Nxh6 Qxh6 9 O-O.

5 d4



5 Nf7 Qxg2 6 Rf1 d5 7 Nxh8 dxc4 8 Qh5+ g6 9 Qxh7 Be6
10 Qxg6+ Qxg6 11 Nxg6 Bd6.
5 Nf7 Qxg2 6 Rf1 d5 7 Nxh8 Nf6 8 Bxd5 Bg4 9 f3 Bxf3 10 Rxf3 exf3 11 Bxf3 Qg1+ 12 Ke2.
5 Nf7 Qxg2 6 Rf1 Nf6 7 Nxh8 d5 8 Be2 Qxh2 9 d3 Bh3 10 Be3 Bxf1 11 Bxf1.
5 Nf7 Qxg2 6 Rf1 Nf6 7 Nxh8 d5 8 Bxd5 Bg4 9 f3 Bxf3 10 Rxf3 exf3 11 Qxf3 Qg1+ 12 Ke2 c6 13 Bf7+ Kd7.

5 ... Qxg2



6 Qh5+



6 ... g6



6 ... Kd8? 7 Nf7+ Ke7 8 Qe5 mate.
6 ... Kd8? 7 Nf7+ Ke8 8 Nd6+ Kd8 9 Qe8 mate.
6 ... Kd8? 7 Nf7+ Ke8 8 Nd6+ Ke7 9 Qe5+ Kd8 10 Qe8 mate.
6 ... Ke7? 7 Qf7+ Kd6 8 Bf4 Qxh1+ 9 Ke2 Qe1+ 10 Kxe1 e3
11 Nxd7+ Kc6 12 Qd5 mate.

7 Bf7+



7 Nxg6? Qxh1+ 8 Bf1 hxg6 9 Qxh8 Kf7.

7 ... Kd8



7 ... Ke7? 8 Qg5+ Qxg5 9 Bxg5+ Nf6 10 Nc3 c6 11 Nxe4 Bg7
12 Bxg6 d5 13 Nxf6 Bxf6 14 Bxf6+ Kxf6 15 Bd3.
7 ... Ke7? 8 Qg5+ Qxg5 9 Bxg5+ Nf6 10 Nc3 Bg7 11 Nd5+ Kf8
12 Nxf6 d6 13 Bxg6 dxe5 14 Nxh7+ Kg8 15 Nf6+ Bxf6 16 Bxf6 Rh6
17 Rg1.
7 ... Ke7? 8 Qg5+ Qxg5 9 Bxg5+ Kd6 10 Nc3 Nf6 11 Bxf6 c6
12 Bd8 Bg7 13 Nxe4 mate.

8 Bxg6



8 Qg5+ Qxg5 9 Bxg5+ Be7 10 Bb3 Bxg5 11 Nf7+ Ke8 12 Nxg5.
8 Qg5+ Qxg5 9 Bxg5+ Be7 10 Bb3 Ke8 11 h4 Bxg5 12 hxg5 Ne7
13 Nc3.
8 Bg5+? Be7 9 Bxg6 Bxg5 10 Nf7+ Ke7 11 Qxg5+ Qxg5 12 Nxg5
12 ... hxg6.
8 Bg5+? Be7 9 Bxg6 Bxg5 10 Qxg5+ Qxg5 11 Nf7+ Ke7 12 Nxg5
12 ... hxg6.
8 Bg5+? Be7 9 Bxg6 Qxh1+ 10 Ke2 d6 11 Nf7+ Kd7 12 Qh3+ Kc6
13 Qc3+ Kd7 14 Qh3+.
8 Bg5+? Be7 9 Bxg6 Qxh1+ 10 Ke2 c6 11 Nf7+ Kc7 12 Bxe7 Nxe7
13 Qa5+ b6 14 Qe5+ Kb7 15 Bxe4 Qg1 16 Nd6+ Kc7 17 Nc3 Qg4+ 18 Kd2.

8 ... Qxh1+



9 Ke2



9 Kd2? Bh6+ 10 Kc3 hxg6 11 Bg5+ Bxg5 12 Qxh8.
9 Kd2? Bh6+ 10 Kc3 hxg6 11 Bg5+ Ne7 12 Nxg6 Rh7.
9 Kd2? Bh6+ 10 Kc3 Qxc1 11 Qh4+ Bg5 12 Nf7+ Ke7 13 Nxg5 Nf6 14 Bxe4.

9 ... c6



9 ... Qxc1 10 Nf7+ Ke7 11 Qe5 mate.
9 ... Qxc1 10 Nf7+ Ke8 11 Nd6+ Kd8 12 Nf7+ Ke8 13 Nd6+.
9 ... Nf6 10 Nf7+ Ke7 11 Qe5 mate.
9 ... Nf6 10 Nf7+ Ke8 11 Nxh8+ hxg6 12 Qxg6+ Kd8 13 Nf7+ Ke7
14 Ne5.

10 Nc3



10 Nf7+ Kc7 11 Bf4+ Kb6? 12 Nd2.
10 Nf7+ Kc7 11 Bf4+ d6 12 Qg5 Nf6 13 Bh5.
10 Nf7+ Kc7 11 Bf4+ d6 12 Qg5 b6 13 Bxd6+ Kb7 14 Bh5.

10 ... Nf6



10 ... Kc7 11 Bf4.
10 ... hxg6 11 Qxh8 Kc7 12 Qxg8 d6 13 Qxf8 dxe5.

11 Bg5



11 Qh4
11 Qh4 Be7 12 Bf4 Qxa1 13 Nf7+ Ke8.
11 Qg5 Rg8 12 Qxf6+ Be7 13 Qf7 Rxg6 14 Bg5.
11 Qg5 Rg8 12 Qxf6+ Be7 13 Qf7 Rf8 14 Qxf8+ Bxf8
15 Bg5+ Kc7 16 Rxh1.
11 Qg5 Kc7 12 Qxf6 e3 13 Nf7 b6 14 Qxh8 hxg6
15 Qxf8 Ba6+ 16 Kxe3 Qe1+ 17 Kf3.
11 Qg5 hxg6 12 Qxf6+ Be7 13 Nf7+ Kc7 14 Bf4+ Kb6
15 Nd5+ Ka6 16 Nc7+ Kb6 17 Qxe7.
11 Qg5 Be7 12 Nf7+ Ke8 13 Nxh8+ Kd8 14 Nf7+ Ke8
15 Nxe4.

11 ... Qxa1



12 Bxf6+



12 Bxe4 Kc7 13 Bxf6 Qxb2.

12 ... Kc7



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