Latvian gambit is one of my favorite openings as black. Good video. Gave me some new ideas to try out. My oponents always make mistakes in this opening. I have seen probably 100 different variations already.
@6:50 Why is it better to trade with the knight to E4 when he could've gone to D5 with the Knight? I'd think putting preassure on the Queen while making sure the white knight can be captured for free is better?
+Rj Bermea If you mean Bg4 (instead of Be7), I'm afraid that doesn't work. For one thing, the knight is not really threatened because the e pawn is still pinned. Also, white has the move Qb5+, which unpins the knight and attacks the b7 pawn now that the bishop is no longer defending it.
+Jim's Chess Channel touché but if that happens just move c file pawn up and if queen returns to original state then black queen can support bishop and if they go through with trade black wins the trade and ends up threatening rook p.s. the Latvian is more of an aggressive opening in which black doesn't mind losing material for positioning
+Rj Bermea forgot to add on that when black queen moves to support that white will most likely waste a move trying to kick the bishop which is useless either that or white makes a move such as rook to g8 to prevent the rook being in danger at the end of the trade in which black still ends on the up there is also a separate mainline such as queen just moving to a6 after c file pawn moves forward in which the black queen doesn't support and just initiates the trade
+Rj Bermea After 1 ... Bg4 2. Qb5+ c6, white doesn't retreat the queen, but plays 3. Qxb7, threatening the rook on a8. It's a sharp position, but white is just winning with good play. For example, 3 ... exf3 4. Qxa8 Qxg5 (threatening mate on c1) 5. Qxb8+ Kf7 6. Qxa7+ Ne7 7. Nd2 A good example of how the counter attack is the best defense.
Latvian gambit is one of my favorite openings as black. Good video. Gave me some new ideas to try out. My oponents always make mistakes in this opening. I have seen probably 100 different variations already.
you explain things well,i believe i'm going to give this opening a try,
White was so surprised by the Latvian Gambit that he started playing like a low-rated player
@6:50 Why is it better to trade with the knight to E4 when he could've gone to D5 with the Knight? I'd think putting preassure on the Queen while making sure the white knight can be captured for free is better?
Nxd4 is good there, but white can complicate things with Qh5+. I was just showing a simple line where black is better.
3:46 would another move be black Light square bishop threaten knight?
+Rj Bermea If you mean Bg4 (instead of Be7), I'm afraid that doesn't work. For one thing, the knight is not really threatened because the e pawn is still pinned. Also, white has the move Qb5+, which unpins the knight and attacks the b7 pawn now that the bishop is no longer defending it.
+Jim's Chess Channel touché but if that happens just move c file pawn up and if queen returns to original state then black queen can support bishop and if they go through with trade black wins the trade and ends up threatening rook
p.s. the Latvian is more of an aggressive opening in which black doesn't mind losing material for positioning
+Rj Bermea forgot to add on that when black queen moves to support that white will most likely waste a move trying to kick the bishop which is useless either that or white makes a move such as rook to g8 to prevent the rook being in danger at the end of the trade in which black still ends on the up there is also a separate mainline such as queen just moving to a6 after c file pawn moves forward in which the black queen doesn't support and just initiates the trade
+Rj Bermea After 1 ... Bg4 2. Qb5+ c6, white doesn't retreat the queen, but plays 3. Qxb7, threatening the rook on a8. It's a sharp position, but white is just winning with good play. For example, 3 ... exf3 4. Qxa8 Qxg5 (threatening mate on c1) 5. Qxb8+ Kf7 6. Qxa7+ Ne7 7. Nd2
A good example of how the counter attack is the best defense.
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What if e4, e5, 2. Nf3 ,f5 . 3. Exf e4. 4. Qe2 now?
4 ... Qe7 seems to be OK for black in that position
Doesn’t queen c6 defend everything at 9:50?
Yes, but as we saw, there was no need to defend the pawns, since Qc1+ is winning. Also Qc6 allows white to trade queens when white is up a pawn.
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12:40 - Qf6#
Pedro Mass - King take the hanging pawn at the middle