Chess: Understanding the Latvian Gambit Part III

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 f5 3 d4 fxe4 4 Nxe5 Nf6 5 Bg5 d6
6 Nc4 Be7 7 Be2 O-O 8 O-O c6 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 II
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-latvian-gambit_19.html

1 e4



1 ... e5



2 Nf3



2 ... f5



3 d4



3 ... fxe4



4 Nxe5



4 ... Nf6



5 Bg5



5 Bc4 d5 6 Be2 Be6 7 O-O Bd6 8 f3 exf3 9 Bxf3 O-O 10 Qe2 11 Bg5.
5 Bc4 d5 6 Bb3 Be6 7 Bg5 Be7 8 O-O O-O.
5 Be2 Be7 6 O-O O-O.
5 Be2 Be7 6 Bh5+ g6 7 Nxg6 hxg6 8 Bxg6+ Kf8.

5 ... d6



6 Nc4



6 Nc3 Be7 7 Bxf6 Bxf6 8 Qh5+ g6 9 Nxg6 hxg6 10 Qxg6+ Kf8
11 Bc4 d5 12 Nxd5 Be6 13 Nxf6.
6 Nc3 dxe5 7 dxe5 Qxd1+ 8 Rxd1 h6 (8 ... Bg4; 8 ... Nbd7)
9 Bxf6 gxf6 10 Nd5 Bb4+ 11 Nxb4 c6.
9 Bd2 Bg4 [9 ... Ng4 10 Nd5 Bc5 11 Nxc7+ Ke7]
10 exf6 Bxd1 11 Kxd1 Nd7.
9 Bc1 Bg4 [9 ... Bb4] 10 exf6 Bxd1.


6 ... Be7



7 Be2



7 ... O-O



8 O-O



8 ... c6



By ChessCoach@care2.com

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