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Latvian Gambit

Diepstraten Countergambit

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  1. 1.e4e5
  2. 2.Nf3f5
  3. 3.c4

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A rare White reply to the Latvian Gambit, 3. c4 ignores the threat to e4 and lets Black open the f-file, at the risk of a trapped knight on e5.

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About the Diepstraten Countergambit

The Diepstraten Countergambit, 3. c4, ignores the attack on e4 and lets Black play 3...fxe4, which White intends to meet with 4. Nxe5. With the c4-square occupied by a pawn, the knight has few retreats once it reaches e5. After 4...Nf6 5. d4?? d6, it is trapped, and Black wins material. The line is treated as dubious, and it remains a curiosity next to the main replies 3. Nxe5 and 3. exf5.

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