Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Latvian Gambit › Mayet Attack › Latvian Gambit: Behting Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Latvian Gambit C40
- Mayet Attack C40
- Latvian Gambit: Behting Variation C40 you are here
Latvian Gambit: Behting Variation
Overview
Latvian Gambit: Behting Variation is a gambit, classified under ECO code C40 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
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. Bc4 fxe4 4. Nxe5 Qg5 5. Nf7 Qxg2 6. Rf1 d5 7. Nxh8 Nf6, after 14 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C40
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 14
- Parent
- Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack
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