Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Latvian Gambit › Latvian Gambit Accepted: Main Line › Latvian Gambit Accepted: Bilguer Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Latvian Gambit C40
- Latvian Gambit Accepted: Main Line C40
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Latvian Gambit Accepted: Bilguer Variation
Overview
Latvian Gambit Accepted: Bilguer Variation is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO C40 in the Open Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qf6 4. d4 d6 5. Nc4, after 9 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Latvian Gambit Accepted: Main Line, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
3 named variations grow from this line, including Latvian Gambit Accepted: Bronstein Attack, Latvian Gambit Accepted: Bronstein Gambit, Latvian Gambit Accepted: Nimzowitsch Attack.
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- ECO code
- C40
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 9
- Direct variations
- 3
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