1. e4 e5

Originally posted by Lukerik
I've decided to start opening with e4. I have something lined up for the Sicilian, but what I'm looking for is something dubious but fun to play when my opponent replies with e5. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

I'm trying the Latvian Gambit, so something along these lines would be great.

Originally posted by Lukerik
I've decided to start opening with e4. I have something lined up for the Sicilian, but what I'm looking for is something dubious but fun to play when my opponent replies with e5. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

I'm trying the Latvian Gambit, so something along these lines would be great.

Originally posted by Lukerik
I've decided to start opening with e4. I have something lined up for the Sicilian, but what I'm looking for is something dubious but fun to play when my opponent replies with e5. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

I'm trying the Latvian Gambit, so something along these lines would be great.

Thanks for your suggestions everyone 🙂 Much appreciated.

Coincidentally I was just looking favourably at the Evans Gambit the other day. Might be a bit on the sound side but one of my problems is a certain anal approach to pawn structure that leads to some very boring positions. Anything that messes me up and makes me think tactically (one of my main weaknesses) is good.

The Danish though! My God, now that is deeply sexy. I've just had to change my knickers.

Might take me a while to try all of these out though. All the crazy kids these days seem to be playing the Sicilian.

Originally posted by greenpawn34
1.e4 e5. 2.f3! Nf6 3.f4 And you now have a pure Latvian in reverse,
plus an opponent who is baffled and will underestimate you.

Good Luck.

Excellent - great game - bravo.

(you can mate one move quicker).

1.e4 2.f3 is the way to go boys . There is the proof.

My suggestion: don't play 1. e4.

It was refuted a long time ago, especially if you don't like tactics.
You'd better go d4, for depth and intelligence.


Then I could propose you plenty of things.

No example of the Greenpawn Gambit in chessbase, but someone has reached a reversed Latvian, and he's called Patzer!

[Event "GER-ch U25"]
[Site "Willingen"]
[Date "2007.05.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Patzer, Stefan"]
[Black "Emde, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2051"]
[BlackElo "1606"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2007.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]

1. e3 e5 2. e4 Nf6 3. f4 Nxe4 4. Qf3 d5 5. d3 Nc5 6. fxe5 Ne6 7. c3 c5 8. Be2
Nc6 9. Qg3 Bd7 10. Nf3 Be7 11. Na3 a6 12. O-O g5 13. Qf2 O-O 14. Nc2 Ng7 15. d4
Bf5 16. Ne3 Bg6 17. Ng4 Ne6 18. dxc5 h5 19. Nf6+ Bxf6 20. exf6 Qxf6 21. Nxg5
Qxf2+ 22. Rxf2 Nxc5 23. Be3 Ne6 24. Bf3 Rad8 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Raf1 Kg7 27. Bb6
Rd7 28. Rd2 Ne5 29. Bd4 Rf5 30. Re1 1-0

What a great name for a chess player.

Could get him into bother at the start of a game.

"Hello, Good afternoon, What's your name>"

"Patzer."

"Who are you calling a Patzer yah Schmuck?"

and a fight breaks out.

Don't read too much into that game - look at the grade difference.
2050- 1600 White was odds on to win no matter what he played.

So the DB does not have 1.e4 Nf6 2.f3 well in that case it's mine
so I get to name it.

Some poe-faced official will most likelt call it the Latvian Delayed
so I had better be quick.

The Bish Bash Bosh

There. Now I want to see Batsford stick that on the front of one of their books.

Originally posted by Macpo
My suggestion: don't play 1. e4.

It was refuted a long time ago, especially if you don't like tactics.
You'd better go d4, for depth and intelligence.


Then I could propose you plenty of things.

I was inspired by this thread to play the Latvian gambit. Results will be posted when the games end.

I'm such a fool 🙁

Hi.

A wee word of warning.

You cannot just decided to play the Latvian Gambit.

Infact you cannot decide just to play any opening.

You do not get to pick your chess openings.

Your Chess Openings Will Pick You.

(you will know it when it happens)

how about the cozio defense. Its very conservative, but strives for two pawns in the center. at your level people don't know how to combat it well nor earn an even chance against it.

If I can figure out what I would do against the c5, d4, e6 and c6 then I'd adopt 1.e4

After 1.e4 e5 I'd shoot for the Ponziani: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3

Originally posted by kmac27
how about the cozio defense. Its very conservative, but strives for two pawns in the center. at your level people don't know how to combat it well nor earn an even chance against it.