GUYS! you can't play qh5 at 5:12 because of white playing g4. thats the whole point behind developing the knight, and kicking the white knight off like he says. Kevin knows what he's talking about.
Really doesn't seem very well thought through... The variations not discussed are far better, plus did anyone else notice that queen to d4 is checkmate? How is that overlooked :-/
But lets say instead of 4.exf5 white responds w/ 4.Qh5+
the king must move or he drops the rook because of
4.Qh5+ g6 5.Nxg6!!!
now your left with a pinned pawn and hanging rook
so the best way to open with black is
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxe5 Qf6!!
buying a tempo,guarding the back door,and preparing for the take on e4 though it will be hard for black to get his kight out he could possible get to f5
I did that to my friend .. And every-time he take my pieces he laughs, until I played Bxf2+.. At this moment he died laughing. But I ended up winning the game with Rook 2 Bishops knight and a Queen. Just a little advice for you guys, go on with this line most likely, if you want a,b,c,d chess. Go on with the dragon variation(Sicilian Defence).
Kevin, what if 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Bc5 4. exf5 Bxf2+ 5. Kxf2 Qh4+ 6. g3 Qd4+ 7. Kg2 Qxe5 8. Qe2.What if we fianchetto the c bishop skewering the K and R.Or is their a better variation.Is their a better variation?Please Reply and thanks!!
BTW I'm playing against a CPU so the CPU always plays the "main line" of every variation so what should I play.3... Bc5 or 3... Qf6 or 3... Nf6 and if I'm playing my dad which one should I play.(he's aggressive)
@harrypotter02468 If you look at my top-rated comment, I suggested either 8. ...Nc6 or ...d6! in your variation. And yes, ...b5!, threatening Bb7+, is always a good resource!
As for your father, I favour 3. ...Nc6!, (Fraser) against aggressive players, and I can in fact give you an entire 10-page document I wrote on that opening if you want--but 3. ...Qf6 is the 'main line' and more usual. If you think your father will play into the bishop sac line, then GO FOR 3. ...Bc5!, by all means!
These videos are great i can understand them perfectly and it confuses my opponents till they start playing completly random moves! Thumbs up for you!
@AssassinBunny107@JSings4Life95 Unfortunately, after White's g4, Black has run out of ideas--however, he has at least four interesting options other than Qh5, all focussed on rapid development! PM me if you want more info--and there is an entire website devoted to several of these lines at freewebs -dot- com -slash- latvian gambit
I've seen a good amount of top players using a gambit similar to the Latvian to combat the Ruy Lopez ( 1. e4 e5 2. nf3 nc6 3. bb5 f5 ) specifically at the 5th Kings Tournament in Bazna 2011 (i believe Karjakin and Radjabov employed this, among others). Do you know is this is still called the Latvian or does it go by another name?
@OnlineChessLessons As far as I know, this is called the Schliemann-Jaenisch Gambit, and has many completely different ideas--it is also very interesting!
I'm a chess novice, but I don't like this because it looks like white can attack the rook and the bishop with a knight fork more easily. Once you try to counter the knight fork, it looks like you have to weaken you defenses in another critical position. Still, it's a great way to exploit an opponent's bad moves!
Is 3. d3 as good as it is in the King's Gambit? I've found it difficult to create any sort of attack after that move as it opens up the black squared bishop. I tend to play 3. ... a6 to prevent my Knight from being pinned later on but then white is up in development.
Any suggestions on how to proceed? Because for me it really has been the bust to the latvian gambit.
@MrJulibby ...Nc6, followed by ...Bf5 or possibly even ...Bg4, and rapid long castling, followed by recapturing the knight in the corner, should give Black some very sharp tactical ideas as compensation for being down the exchange. If Black can hold the centre he will be better!
@McKraezy 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5!? 3. Nxe5 Bc5!? 4. exf5 Bxf2+! 5. Kxf2 Qh4+ 6. g3?! Qd4+ 7. Kg2 Qxe5 8. Qe2 and after ...Nc6 or ...d6! Black is doing fine, as he may very well win back the pawn (if White tries to hold on with g4, Black plays ...h5!) and keep a solid position. You have to trust your piece activity in these positions! The 'extra pawn' doesn't count for much, IF White can hold it, and Black is solid...anyways, 6. Kf3 holds onto the piece and is definitely a stronger try for White!
I was wondering do you recommend taking the knight if the king goes to e2 at 4:57? I ask because this pins the black queen if white chooses to move their queen over to e1 next move. Does this still give black the advantage?
these clips are indeed informative but horrifically boring. shame really. any1 that knows the moves (and these clips assume you do!) could do with less analysing cutting the clip's time by at least a third.
@SuperJason46 Black would still win the Knight anyway after Qd4. Plus, in my opinion white's king side becomes less safe with the 'hole' created by the pawn thrust. Hope that helps
@tubetentort Once black takes pawn on f3, it's a discovered check and white must move his king to either f1 or f2. f2 is better because when black takes pawn on g2, white moves his queen to safety. Then black can bring his queen down and chase the king until he gets mated, but white didn't lose the queen :)
Thanks for all the videos. You saved me from the Scandinavian, you teached me an agressive response to 1.e4 and you even made me understand the basics of the Sicilian.
I must be missing something because at 8:06 where it is said that the Queen is lost one way or another, I don't see how the Queen would be lost if the bishop is blocked with the pawn on f3.
I wonder if queen moves h6 in 04:03 and continues discover attacking for rock, what does it happen then? ok Bishop takes the pawn from f3...then the king escapes to d1...after that what does black do? I think queen h6 move is so dangerous for black...What is the solution for black in this situation?
@armangokalp I think the game finishes with draw...The kinght moves g4 for attacking the queen...The queen turns back to h5...The game is draw by making triple same move...
I'm latvian and im sooo gonna use this opening :D Ohhh and i've got a question, what if in the last variation u covered after black moves e4 the white moves Qe2 pinning the pawn to the king?
Then the queen would check on 6...Qd4+ and after the king moves to 7.Kg2 (only way to prevent his rook from being taken) the queen can retake the knight anyway, and the king is driven into a corner. Basically:
@tufosanta That move is one that many think is best, but in the end it just provides Black with a bit of a target for his bishop after ...Bb6 (and ...Qe7 is possible as well!) for instance:
3. Nxe5 Bc5 4. d4 Bb6 5. exf5 Nf6 6. Bg5 Nc6! etc. ... but nowadays I usually play something else on my third move anyways--the 'Nakamura' variation (after Clyde Nakamura) is a good surprise weapon, though!
hey, kev, i have a question. i have rybka 4 and 3 how do i play in sandbox i mean where you get to play out the moves?like when i play 1.e4 the comp automatically plays nc6(nimzowisch) when i wanna move from both black and white. i wanted to upload a few endgame vids actually.
@bubleeshaark Yes I later realized this, thanks for the correction.
Can I ask you a question? I always seem to overlook stupid things (as such), or even other things like placing a valuable piece in the line of site of another piece with not even protection. How do I prevent this?
@bubleeshaark I'm assuming this comment is directed at me? Anyways, I'd be happy trying to help you improve your game... just message me! It'd be a lot better than clogging up all this comment space here--anyways, though, it's always good to convert someone new to the Latvian Gambit! I'll tell you more after you message me--looking forward to hearing from you!
@bubleeshaark That would work, except for the fact that unfortunately, White can block the check with either the knight or his g-pawn (knight's pawn).
@tufosanta You should say Nf6 or Nc6, because "K" refers to king, so we use "N" for knight... actually, both of the moves you mentioned are quite possible (I myself love Nc6), but you should keep in mind that if you play d6, White can kick away your queen first with g3... anyways, I have a site I could share with you that would help you a lot, and would be very willing to play practise games with you. Message me if you want to hear more!
Also, i Have a question what moves will be the best after variation on minute 4:33
(1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxe5 Bc5 4.exf5 Bxf2+ 5.Kxf2 Qh4+) when white plays g3 at this position. I have seen g3 very often and then I simply give another check by Qd4+ and then taking knight on e5. After that move white often tries to exchange queens by Qe1 or Qe2. what moves do you recommend actually after g3 ?
Besides, after the combination on 7:54 in this video (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 fxe4 4.Nxe5 Nf6 5.Nf7 Qe7 6.Nxh8 d5) white bishop can just take black attacking pawn on d5, and then, after it's recaptured by the black knight Nxd5, then black can get a check Qh5, and then after black king moves, or a move like g6, then black knight is simply taken by white Qxd5.
@TheAdrenalineLife I'll play that line against you anytime! Black actually wins usually! How about a correspondence game with Black's position after your suggested 7th move? I'll message you on Youtube if you want (just tell me in the comments here if you're up for it!)
but I don't really understand this gambit, what is its purspose? It did't work :( everything went ok up to 3:28, where he moved his queen to h3. then what do I have to do? Do I have to eat the Knight and sacrifice my rook? Why would I want to do that? It`s impossible to eat the queen in that situation ;$. PLease someone reply this.
@mastermagicman Hey, I love helping people with the Latvian Gambit, and a while back, I created a website mainly devoted to the 3. ...Bc5 variation! In fact, I kind of think that this "thechesswebsite" got some of his ideas from me, but it's all good ;P
I'm probably going to take a break from chess for a while, but I'd really like to play you in a practice correspondence game (just message me and we can exchange moves)!
@mastermagicman In the position after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5, if Black plays ...Nc6 it is known as the Fraser Defence. This is definitely one of my favourite variations in the Latvian Gambit, especially recently as I've done quite a bit of analysis in it! If you'd like, I could send you a monograph (word document) that's pretty long and covers nearly all of the variations... just give me your e-mail if you want! And remember, I'd like to play a practice correspondence game as well!
@mastermagicman To answer your question specifically, after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Qh5+ g6 5. Nxg6 Nf6 6. Qh3, Black has two different ways to play the position--and I have found novelties in both of them! 6. ...hxg6 is an exchange sacrifice, and after 7. Qxh8 Qe7 Black has good compensation. 6. ...fxe4 is the sacrifice of a whole rook!!! After 7. Nxh8 d5 attacks the White queen and if Black's position is kept solid he has a great initiative!
@thechesswebsite Wait just a second.... what is the best defence after bishop takes pawn, king takes, queen moves in and then king moves to E3???? I played a game where this occured and i was totally lost :(
@Thymonico "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times." (Bruce Lee) Just replace kick with opening.
Instead of trying to learn all openings you should spend more time learning one well, with all it's variations, and then you'll be really good.
Gambits are strong, but generally if they are declined, you lose position.
@cleverman4 It is descriptive notation--K is King, Kt is Knight, and the squares are numbered from the view of Black or White, so K1 is the square the White king starts on (on White's turn) and KB3 is the square two away where the King's Bishop starts on, and where the knight can move on the first turn, etc. Ha ha, right now I'm typing this from an empty office at a University in Belgium where I'm visiting. Anyways, though, if you want more information just send me a message.
@thegambitking I suppose it's the accepted notation in Latvia or Europe, but in international competitions and events, the proper way to signify a Knight move is "N."
@Azkadaz Whether a notation is 'accepted' or not is relative to the individual--I find it highly disrespectful not to accept the notation that was used by the likes of Morphy, Anderssen, and Zukertort, but if you want to, that's your choice. BOTH players keep a game score in chess, after all.
Nice to see Lg on web. I play it with good results on 2000 lvl best success is SM 2400 won. The line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.N:e5 Bc5?! was new to me and you did not presented most natural response 4.d4! on that. variation 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.N:e5 Bc5?! 4.ef B:f2+ appears in other order 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.ef Bc5!? 4.N:e5 B:f2+ more correctly.
I have a real problem with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Ne5: Bc5. (I think this can only be tried the other way round after 3.ef5: Lc5.) The normal reaction to a Bishop move like that with no pawn on e5 would be simply 4.d4 and White has a wonderful position.
Hey Kevin, long time not talk. Glad to see you're still continuing your website videos. Hope you've been doing well, and hope the website is progressing and become popular. I myself am competing in a tournament this Friday March 19th, and if I get any interesting games from it I'll let you know! Take it easy!
nice video Kevin, good to see another chess website vid. keep em coming. seems like a bit of a risky gambit though tbh, hinges on quite a lot of hopeful play. i'm sure i'll give it a shot at some point though.
@ledgeleaper thanks! the winners are in the comments section of the math video. My headsets went out on me when i was picking winners and the video had no sound so i took it down and just made a post.
great tutorial! if you could go a little more in depth with this opening that would be great! and by more in depth i mean like do you think you could explain a few of the variations? like greco?
Here is kinda the outlook for future videos. I've got about 12 more openings that I want to cover. I've also got about 4 or 5 traps and 10 or so middle game strategies. After those are complete (I would assume in a few months) then I'm going to go back, and one by one make 3-5 videos on each opening I've covered going more in depth on each of the lines. With that said, I will be sure to put the Greco and other variations at the top of that list.
alright sounds great. thanks a lot for taking the time to make these videos man, its actually improved my game a fair bit! i would like to play you sometime lol.
@Cubaoness It's actually one of the best new novelties in the Latvian Gambit! However, recently I've lost some games with it... if you want a practise game though just message me here! I have some good ideas and websites, but I can't really post them here because Youtube doesn't let me LOL...
I have a good feeling I might want to make this my main defence since I am getting tired of playing Quiet game every freaking KP... I have seen this before in an openings book but didn't know what it was all about.
Love the video, love the explanations, love the 'epic fail' comment :) Your video's are bloody good! Any chance you could do the robatsch somewhere down the line?
@drpepper2raw at 4:36 we could come to d4 and take the knight. at 8:19 the only move he has is f3 to stop it, we can capture with our pawn and it's check, then we can get our knight involved if we want. White runs out of options.
@XxPhotoShopDudeXx if queen h5, then white responds pawn g4, blocking check and attacking queen. Wasted move.
JustCrowned 3 days ago
at 5:23 why would black move knight if white moved king f3 simply just check him with queen on h5 once he moves black wins the queen?
XxPhotoShopDudeXx 4 days ago
GUYS! you can't play qh5 at 5:12 because of white playing g4. thats the whole point behind developing the knight, and kicking the white knight off like he says. Kevin knows what he's talking about.
buchanantroll 2 weeks ago
Really doesn't seem very well thought through... The variations not discussed are far better, plus did anyone else notice that queen to d4 is checkmate? How is that overlooked :-/
babeej52 3 weeks ago
why not at 5:22 queen to h5 so check and you win the queen?
nikolex7 3 weeks ago
bad opening it's so dangerous opening not recommend to play
523R 1 month ago
03:40 after bishopc5,white should play d4 and white wins
MrMishka212 1 month ago
@MrMishka212 u make no sense
MAUROtele 2 weeks ago
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Droideka750 1 month ago
queen d4 - mate?
rinotah 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
I wanna give White an Epic Fail immediately!
Hereson0 2 months ago
@thegambitking
But lets say instead of 4.exf5 white responds w/ 4.Qh5+
the king must move or he drops the rook because of
4.Qh5+ g6 5.Nxg6!!!
now your left with a pinned pawn and hanging rook
so the best way to open with black is
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxe5 Qf6!!
buying a tempo,guarding the back door,and preparing for the take on e4 though it will be hard for black to get his kight out he could possible get to f5
original suggestion
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxf3 Bc5
hashbrownsid 2 months ago
I did that to my friend .. And every-time he take my pieces he laughs, until I played Bxf2+.. At this moment he died laughing. But I ended up winning the game with Rook 2 Bishops knight and a Queen. Just a little advice for you guys, go on with this line most likely, if you want a,b,c,d chess. Go on with the dragon variation(Sicilian Defence).
RandyIsC0o00o0L 2 months ago
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JustCrowned 2 months ago
"White just has an epic fail."
dogfirestack1 2 months ago 2
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houset87 2 months ago
Can you please do a video how to decline this. Also how the game develops if the queen goes down to A5 and the knight takes at B6
craik62 3 months ago
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markjustine24 4 months ago
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markjustine24 4 months ago
ISN't this the kings gambit?
cekinxxx 5 months ago
@cekinxxx no. the king's gambit is 1 e4 e5 2 f4... this is not popular because the black has 2 ... d5!
SchengW 3 months ago
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sirshitsalot007 5 months ago
on 5.26 after u move ur horse and white plays pawn g3 u can play queen g4 and win whites queen
fastestcars2011 6 months ago
@fastestcars2011 Close. You are forgetting the black knight. But all is not lost! In fact if black plays Qh5 you will get much the same result
awolffable 3 months ago
@fastestcars2011 g4 is protected by the knight in e5
SchengW 3 months ago
what if the bishop comes back to e2?!! can we still win the queen? 7:52.
inthreeletters 6 months ago
If you do move 3. ... Bc5, cant white simply play d4?
BertonWoW 6 months ago
Kevin?
If the King moves to g1 (after Qh4+) then Qd4 is mate. I think.
Actually listening "blindfolded" today as I forgot my glasses...
and, hope this makes sense, but, I can't even check it to see if it IS correct.
Ahhhh. Getting older.
What an ADVENTURE!
(What? An adventure!?)
MisterBoneman 6 months ago 18
Kevin, what if 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Bc5 4. exf5 Bxf2+ 5. Kxf2 Qh4+ 6. g3 Qd4+ 7. Kg2 Qxe5 8. Qe2.What if we fianchetto the c bishop skewering the K and R.Or is their a better variation.Is their a better variation?Please Reply and thanks!!
BTW I'm playing against a CPU so the CPU always plays the "main line" of every variation so what should I play.3... Bc5 or 3... Qf6 or 3... Nf6 and if I'm playing my dad which one should I play.(he's aggressive)
harrypotter02468 6 months ago
@harrypotter02468 If you look at my top-rated comment, I suggested either 8. ...Nc6 or ...d6! in your variation. And yes, ...b5!, threatening Bb7+, is always a good resource!
As for your father, I favour 3. ...Nc6!, (Fraser) against aggressive players, and I can in fact give you an entire 10-page document I wrote on that opening if you want--but 3. ...Qf6 is the 'main line' and more usual. If you think your father will play into the bishop sac line, then GO FOR 3. ...Bc5!, by all means!
thegambitking 6 months ago
These videos are great i can understand them perfectly and it confuses my opponents till they start playing completly random moves! Thumbs up for you!
:D :D :D :D =D
pipatoad 7 months ago
the common opening that will be played if black wants to defend the pawn is the Ruy Lopez
thedemonkid203 7 months ago
what about Qh4-Qh5+, with a skewer? unless he moved the pawn on the g file?
JSings4Life95 7 months ago
you cant play a gambit and hope for white not doing the best moves possible. Thats not the way to learn chess theory.
elnanes 7 months ago
@elnanes How about you play me the White side of a Latvian Gambit, and we'll see what happens--moves speak louder than words!
thegambitking 7 months ago
@04:48 isn't it already checkmate? he still says check and win the knight.
0wNagedd 7 months ago
@0wNagedd didn't you see the popup thing. it said this position is checkmate.
harrypotter02468 6 months ago
My great-grandmother was LAtvian.
0mriphone0 8 months ago
5:05 the queen at h4 could move down to h5 to get the king in check but when the king moves he could take the queen with no worries
AssassinBunny107 8 months ago
@AssassinBunny107 @JSings4Life95 Unfortunately, after White's g4, Black has run out of ideas--however, he has at least four interesting options other than Qh5, all focussed on rapid development! PM me if you want more info--and there is an entire website devoted to several of these lines at freewebs -dot- com -slash- latvian gambit
thegambitking 7 months ago
I've seen a good amount of top players using a gambit similar to the Latvian to combat the Ruy Lopez ( 1. e4 e5 2. nf3 nc6 3. bb5 f5 ) specifically at the 5th Kings Tournament in Bazna 2011 (i believe Karjakin and Radjabov employed this, among others). Do you know is this is still called the Latvian or does it go by another name?
OnlineChessLessons 8 months ago
@OnlineChessLessons As far as I know, this is called the Schliemann-Jaenisch Gambit, and has many completely different ideas--it is also very interesting!
thegambitking 7 months ago
at 4:22 couldn't white's king go to e2?
AlbertEinsten26 8 months ago
@1:31 and beyond,
I'm a chess novice, but I don't like this because it looks like white can attack the rook and the bishop with a knight fork more easily. Once you try to counter the knight fork, it looks like you have to weaken you defenses in another critical position. Still, it's a great way to exploit an opponent's bad moves!
MegaAstrodude 9 months ago
Here's an interesting game I played as black recently: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.exf5 e4 4.Nd4 Bc5 5.c3 Ne7 6.Qh5+ g6 7.fxg6 Nxg6 8.Nf5 d6 9.Nh4 Qf6 10.f3 exf3 11.gxf3 Qxh4+ 12.Qxh4 Nxh4 13.d4 Bb6 14.Kf2 O-O 15.Be2 Bg4 16.Rg1 h5 17.h3 Nxf3 18.Bxf3 Rxf3+ 19.Ke1 Rxh3 20.Nd2 Nd7 21.Nc4 Re8+ 22.Be3 Kh7 and then white resigned.
BlastyThePenguin 9 months ago
At 3:02 Couldn't white just take the pawn on g6 and checkmate?
ZnorfRat 9 months ago
At 3:02 Couldn't white jus take the pawn on g6 and checkmate?
ZnorfRat 9 months ago
Is 3. d3 as good as it is in the King's Gambit? I've found it difficult to create any sort of attack after that move as it opens up the black squared bishop. I tend to play 3. ... a6 to prevent my Knight from being pinned later on but then white is up in development.
Any suggestions on how to proceed? Because for me it really has been the bust to the latvian gambit.
Polymerabbit 9 months ago
7:56, how does black respond after white moves bishop to e2 if he is familiar with the latvian?
MrJulibby 10 months ago
@MrJulibby ...Nc6, followed by ...Bf5 or possibly even ...Bg4, and rapid long castling, followed by recapturing the knight in the corner, should give Black some very sharp tactical ideas as compensation for being down the exchange. If Black can hold the centre he will be better!
thegambitking 10 months ago
what are openings/defenses for less aggressive players in your opinion?
krawattenfan 10 months ago
When the queen checks on h4 at 4:31, what happens if white makes g3?
McKraezy 10 months ago
@McKraezy Qd4+ wins back the knight and White can no longer castle.
thegambitking 10 months ago
@thegambitking But after Kg2 Qxe5 Qe2 Black is just down for a pawn and after Ac4 black can't castle king side
McKraezy 9 months ago
@McKraezy 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5!? 3. Nxe5 Bc5!? 4. exf5 Bxf2+! 5. Kxf2 Qh4+ 6. g3?! Qd4+ 7. Kg2 Qxe5 8. Qe2 and after ...Nc6 or ...d6! Black is doing fine, as he may very well win back the pawn (if White tries to hold on with g4, Black plays ...h5!) and keep a solid position. You have to trust your piece activity in these positions! The 'extra pawn' doesn't count for much, IF White can hold it, and Black is solid...anyways, 6. Kf3 holds onto the piece and is definitely a stronger try for White!
thegambitking 9 months ago 4
@McKraezy If g3 Qd4+ wins the Knight back.
KingThorn00 9 months ago
Hell yeah Latvian Gambit WOOOOO !!!
ChainError25 11 months ago
I was wondering do you recommend taking the knight if the king goes to e2 at 4:57? I ask because this pins the black queen if white chooses to move their queen over to e1 next move. Does this still give black the advantage?
owmynameisjabberwock 11 months ago
Why don't you just skewer the king and queen at 5:11
beah8er 11 months ago
@beah8er because he can just play g4 next move
bronhonitozaur 11 months ago
@beah8er g4 will force the queen to retreat, losing initiative and missing out on what the gambit tried to do in the first place.
Kozietsu 11 months ago
Love your videos,man. Thanks for taking the time.
werepig 11 months ago
these clips are indeed informative but horrifically boring. shame really. any1 that knows the moves (and these clips assume you do!) could do with less analysing cutting the clip's time by at least a third.
MrMorlaf 1 year ago
i dont get why at around 4:40 white doesnt move pawn to g3 to block the check :O
SuperJason46 1 year ago
@SuperJason46 Black would still win the Knight anyway after Qd4. Plus, in my opinion white's king side becomes less safe with the 'hole' created by the pawn thrust. Hope that helps
thalhah90 1 year ago
@tubetentort Once black takes pawn on f3, it's a discovered check and white must move his king to either f1 or f2. f2 is better because when black takes pawn on g2, white moves his queen to safety. Then black can bring his queen down and chase the king until he gets mated, but white didn't lose the queen :)
MAndrews976 1 year ago
Thanks for all the videos. You saved me from the Scandinavian, you teached me an agressive response to 1.e4 and you even made me understand the basics of the Sicilian.
qertasdfgzxcvb 1 year ago
I must be missing something because at 8:06 where it is said that the Queen is lost one way or another, I don't see how the Queen would be lost if the bishop is blocked with the pawn on f3.
MAndrews976 1 year ago
I meant, white is always shown from the bottom because of algebraic notation.
When black is on the bottom all of the numbers and letters are reversed.
MrK623 1 year ago
blahhhhh
andrews6818 1 year ago
Qd4 at 4:46 is check mate. No "taking the knight after checking".
Exiro 1 year ago
Why is black on the bottom?
MrK623 1 year ago
@MrK623 because the opening is for black
Fanggle 1 year ago
nice defense
alucardromeo 1 year ago
I wonder if queen moves h6 in 04:03 and continues discover attacking for rock, what does it happen then? ok Bishop takes the pawn from f3...then the king escapes to d1...after that what does black do? I think queen h6 move is so dangerous for black...What is the solution for black in this situation?
armangokalp 1 year ago
@armangokalp I think the game finishes with draw...The kinght moves g4 for attacking the queen...The queen turns back to h5...The game is draw by making triple same move...
armangokalp 1 year ago
I'm latvian and im sooo gonna use this opening :D Ohhh and i've got a question, what if in the last variation u covered after black moves e4 the white moves Qe2 pinning the pawn to the king?
Fanggle 1 year ago
what if on 3:38 black attack queen with knight f6
vladankd 1 year ago
on 5:10 why not move g2 to g3?
CleanMetalSpoon 1 year ago
@CleanMetalSpoon
Then the queen would check on 6...Qd4+ and after the king moves to 7.Kg2 (only way to prevent his rook from being taken) the queen can retake the knight anyway, and the king is driven into a corner. Basically:
6.g3 Qd4+ 7.Kg2 Qxe5
GintsFarodin 1 year ago
Nice video. You covered the opening quite well. Thanks for posting it.
DSXmachine 1 year ago
If white plays 3. d3, black's going to have to start playing more positionally.
HazyHendrix101 1 year ago
This is one of the best chess channels I've seen in a while. Clear explanations and little vocal stumbling.
Sharpmint 1 year ago
on 4:13 if instead white plays d4? black is kinda lost imo...
tufosanta 1 year ago
@tufosanta That move is one that many think is best, but in the end it just provides Black with a bit of a target for his bishop after ...Bb6 (and ...Qe7 is possible as well!) for instance:
3. Nxe5 Bc5 4. d4 Bb6 5. exf5 Nf6 6. Bg5 Nc6! etc. ... but nowadays I usually play something else on my third move anyways--the 'Nakamura' variation (after Clyde Nakamura) is a good surprise weapon, though!
thegambitking 1 year ago
hey, kev, i have a question. i have rybka 4 and 3 how do i play in sandbox i mean where you get to play out the moves?like when i play 1.e4 the comp automatically plays nc6(nimzowisch) when i wanna move from both black and white. i wanted to upload a few endgame vids actually.
koma1997 1 year ago
@bubleeshaark Yes I later realized this, thanks for the correction.
Can I ask you a question? I always seem to overlook stupid things (as such), or even other things like placing a valuable piece in the line of site of another piece with not even protection. How do I prevent this?
bubleeshaark 1 year ago
@bubleeshaark I'm assuming this comment is directed at me? Anyways, I'd be happy trying to help you improve your game... just message me! It'd be a lot better than clogging up all this comment space here--anyways, though, it's always good to convert someone new to the Latvian Gambit! I'll tell you more after you message me--looking forward to hearing from you!
thegambitking 1 year ago
At 05:05, if blacks queen moves down to h5, he skewers the king and takes the queen.
bubleeshaark 1 year ago
@bubleeshaark That would work, except for the fact that unfortunately, White can block the check with either the knight or his g-pawn (knight's pawn).
thegambitking 1 year ago
on 5:25 instead of Kf6 cant u just play something like d6 or Kc6 to kick the knight away then Qh5 to win the white queen?
nice video about the latvian!! really loved this WTF IS THIS GUY DOING?! oppening!
tufosanta 1 year ago
@tufosanta You should say Nf6 or Nc6, because "K" refers to king, so we use "N" for knight... actually, both of the moves you mentioned are quite possible (I myself love Nc6), but you should keep in mind that if you play d6, White can kick away your queen first with g3... anyways, I have a site I could share with you that would help you a lot, and would be very willing to play practise games with you. Message me if you want to hear more!
thegambitking 1 year ago
@thegambitking hey man thx for the response!
i always loved unusual opening such as this!
i would like to try playing some games with u... and if u can plz pass me the site u own so i can check it out too!
tufosanta 1 year ago
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hey kevin, i was just wondering if knight to F6 is a good move after whites knight takes e4,and if its bad,why?
Cubaoness 1 year ago
hey kevin, i was just wondering if knight to F6 is a good move after whites knight takes e4,and if its bad,why?
Cubaoness 1 year ago
@Cubaoness I'm assuming you mean Nf6 (Kt-KB3) after Nxe5 (KtxP) ... and yeah that can be a good move... message me if you want to hear more about it!
thegambitking 1 year ago
@thegambitking,hey i wanna hear more,do you have a chesscube account?
Cubaoness 1 year ago
@Cubaoness Yes, actually--even though my Chess.com account is a little more active. I'm Kinggreco at Chesscube, and Gambitking at Chess.com
thegambitking 1 year ago
Also, i Have a question what moves will be the best after variation on minute 4:33
(1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxe5 Bc5 4.exf5 Bxf2+ 5.Kxf2 Qh4+) when white plays g3 at this position. I have seen g3 very often and then I simply give another check by Qd4+ and then taking knight on e5. After that move white often tries to exchange queens by Qe1 or Qe2. what moves do you recommend actually after g3 ?
TheAdrenalineLife 1 year ago
Besides, after the combination on 7:54 in this video (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 fxe4 4.Nxe5 Nf6 5.Nf7 Qe7 6.Nxh8 d5) white bishop can just take black attacking pawn on d5, and then, after it's recaptured by the black knight Nxd5, then black can get a check Qh5, and then after black king moves, or a move like g6, then black knight is simply taken by white Qxd5.
so black in fact loses his kingside rook.
TheAdrenalineLife 1 year ago
@TheAdrenalineLife I'll play that line against you anytime! Black actually wins usually! How about a correspondence game with Black's position after your suggested 7th move? I'll message you on Youtube if you want (just tell me in the comments here if you're up for it!)
thegambitking 1 year ago
a couple of my games worth to mention here, with tactics from this video. Thanks much for this cool vid!
game.high-scores .ru/108035
game.high-scores .ru/107990
game.high-scores .ru/107249
(remove the space before .ru in urls above to see the game)
TheAdrenalineLife 1 year ago
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TheAdrenalineLife 1 year ago
it is more secure play the levenfish gambit e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 f5
gtamateur 1 year ago
thanks for posting these, really helped me out with some nifty attacks to use
arseniy0410 1 year ago
but I don't really understand this gambit, what is its purspose? It did't work :( everything went ok up to 3:28, where he moved his queen to h3. then what do I have to do? Do I have to eat the Knight and sacrifice my rook? Why would I want to do that? It`s impossible to eat the queen in that situation ;$. PLease someone reply this.
Thanks.
mastermagicman 1 year ago
@mastermagicman Hey, I love helping people with the Latvian Gambit, and a while back, I created a website mainly devoted to the 3. ...Bc5 variation! In fact, I kind of think that this "thechesswebsite" got some of his ideas from me, but it's all good ;P
I'm probably going to take a break from chess for a while, but I'd really like to play you in a practice correspondence game (just message me and we can exchange moves)!
thegambitking 1 year ago
@mastermagicman In the position after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5, if Black plays ...Nc6 it is known as the Fraser Defence. This is definitely one of my favourite variations in the Latvian Gambit, especially recently as I've done quite a bit of analysis in it! If you'd like, I could send you a monograph (word document) that's pretty long and covers nearly all of the variations... just give me your e-mail if you want! And remember, I'd like to play a practice correspondence game as well!
thegambitking 1 year ago
@mastermagicman To answer your question specifically, after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Qh5+ g6 5. Nxg6 Nf6 6. Qh3, Black has two different ways to play the position--and I have found novelties in both of them! 6. ...hxg6 is an exchange sacrifice, and after 7. Qxh8 Qe7 Black has good compensation. 6. ...fxe4 is the sacrifice of a whole rook!!! After 7. Nxh8 d5 attacks the White queen and if Black's position is kept solid he has a great initiative!
thegambitking 1 year ago
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i like your analysis, but what happens when after e4 - e5, Kf3 - f5, e4xf5 ??
guxtAv123 1 year ago
i like your analysis, but what happens when after e4 - e5, Kf3 - f5, e4xf5 ??
guxtAv123 1 year ago
So, now my standard repertoire:
Danish gambit, Smith Morra gambit, Latvian gambit, Blackmar Diemar gambit, Fried liver attack, Fegatello attack, evans gambit, albin counter gambit, king's gambit, falkbeer gambit, etc.
As gambiteers, we never play silently!
One must have a wild gambit line against everything your opponent throws at you!
Oh, btw... I'm planning to use the Latvian if 1. e4 in an two hour official tournament game today! :P
Thymonico 1 year ago 13
@Thymonico I love it. Looks similar to mine. Let me know how the tournament goes. Good luck.
thechesswebsite 1 year ago 3
@thechesswebsite
Eeeh... White won... Eeeh! Bah! The Latvian didn't do it! :P
Thymonico 1 year ago
@thechesswebsit
Same here
nightshade097 1 year ago
@thechesswebsite Wait just a second.... what is the best defence after bishop takes pawn, king takes, queen moves in and then king moves to E3???? I played a game where this occured and i was totally lost :(
blackjob9 8 months ago
@Thymonico "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times." (Bruce Lee) Just replace kick with opening.
Instead of trying to learn all openings you should spend more time learning one well, with all it's variations, and then you'll be really good.
Gambits are strong, but generally if they are declined, you lose position.
shadowdancerRFW 1 year ago
@shadowdancerRFW +1, nice analogy!
cleverman4 2 months ago
very rookie repertoire...with a master you loss for sure
gnomo20x6 1 year ago
@Thymonico did you win?
Deathriken 8 months ago
@Deathriken
Lol, that was a year ago, but if I my memory serves me right; my opponent was some 2.1k-er and, no. Far from won x)..
Thymonico 8 months ago
epic fail indeed
RefinedJewel356A 1 year ago
at 05:03 why must the king move down when the pond on g2 can move down and put the queen in danger
mashinka93 1 year ago
@ediwerner go to freewebs com latviangambit -- it has a lot of good analysis on this line. I myself have found Black has some good resources.
thegambitking 1 year ago
@thegambitking Thanks for link. But I don't get that notation... what is it?
cleverman4 2 months ago
@cleverman4 It is descriptive notation--K is King, Kt is Knight, and the squares are numbered from the view of Black or White, so K1 is the square the White king starts on (on White's turn) and KB3 is the square two away where the King's Bishop starts on, and where the knight can move on the first turn, etc. Ha ha, right now I'm typing this from an empty office at a University in Belgium where I'm visiting. Anyways, though, if you want more information just send me a message.
thegambitking 2 months ago
@thegambitking N is Knight, not Kt
Azkadaz 2 months ago
@Azkadaz Actually, Kt is acceptable for the Knight -- see eudesign . com / chessops / latv-03a . htm
The second move is 2. Kt-KB3.
thegambitking 2 months ago
@thegambitking I suppose it's the accepted notation in Latvia or Europe, but in international competitions and events, the proper way to signify a Knight move is "N."
Azkadaz 2 months ago
@Azkadaz Whether a notation is 'accepted' or not is relative to the individual--I find it highly disrespectful not to accept the notation that was used by the likes of Morphy, Anderssen, and Zukertort, but if you want to, that's your choice. BOTH players keep a game score in chess, after all.
thegambitking 2 months ago
Nice to see Lg on web. I play it with good results on 2000 lvl best success is SM 2400 won. The line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.N:e5 Bc5?! was new to me and you did not presented most natural response 4.d4! on that. variation 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.N:e5 Bc5?! 4.ef B:f2+ appears in other order 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.ef Bc5!? 4.N:e5 B:f2+ more correctly.
girtkaz 1 year ago
I have a real problem with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Ne5: Bc5. (I think this can only be tried the other way round after 3.ef5: Lc5.) The normal reaction to a Bishop move like that with no pawn on e5 would be simply 4.d4 and White has a wonderful position.
ediwerner 1 year ago
hi guys, just a question, what are these points that you are talking about (1800)? i have an idea , but it is very stupid (a website for chess)!
Thodopromo 1 year ago
@Thodopromo
It's about chess ratings.
ediwerner 1 year ago
Hey Kevin, long time not talk. Glad to see you're still continuing your website videos. Hope you've been doing well, and hope the website is progressing and become popular. I myself am competing in a tournament this Friday March 19th, and if I get any interesting games from it I'll let you know! Take it easy!
ganamedious 2 years ago
crappy opening is crappy...
Predalienguy1 2 years ago
nice video Kevin, good to see another chess website vid. keep em coming. seems like a bit of a risky gambit though tbh, hinges on quite a lot of hopeful play. i'm sure i'll give it a shot at some point though.
Talwynhawkins 2 years ago
okay, i am a defensive player and i was wondering if you could do a few defensive openings Plz. Thanx
AngryFredKiller 2 years ago
check scandinavian defence and sicillian defence..
boyghost47 2 years ago
This is now my new favorite opening to play as black.
Thanks a lot.
Arstan8 2 years ago
good stuff!!
vikasbhardwaj007 2 years ago
thx
NFSMWNTSRSOB 2 years ago
"white has an epic fail" lmao nice great video, i would like to see a video on the Colle Opening
legendkilla9x9 2 years ago
5:18
would it not be better to play knight f6 then Queen A5 will win whites queen.
SkyandCloud 2 years ago
THEN knight e5*queen?
bharath300 2 years ago
great video but what is if whit ebrings the king to e3?
RxZ95sssPG 2 years ago
Well done! Thanks for that analysis. I like your math channel too. Who's won the prizes?
ledgeleaper 2 years ago
@ledgeleaper thanks! the winners are in the comments section of the math video. My headsets went out on me when i was picking winners and the video had no sound so i took it down and just made a post.
thechesswebsite 2 years ago
@thechesswebsite
I never seen you say 'epic fail' before...my friends at school are also saying that.......where'd that come form anyway?? Thx (:
guitarstrike 2 years ago
I picked it up from playing WoW, sounds like it could stem from something like that since the loot is graded up to 'epic'.
Talwynhawkins 2 years ago
@Talwynhawkins Ooo....but...my friends at school, mainly the girls say it, and I'm pretty sure they don't play world of warcraft.
guitarstrike 2 years ago
This seems like a really fun opening to play. I'm going to have to try it out sometime.
Thanks for the video.
polkmana 2 years ago
great tutorial! if you could go a little more in depth with this opening that would be great! and by more in depth i mean like do you think you could explain a few of the variations? like greco?
matineesuxxx 2 years ago
Here is kinda the outlook for future videos. I've got about 12 more openings that I want to cover. I've also got about 4 or 5 traps and 10 or so middle game strategies. After those are complete (I would assume in a few months) then I'm going to go back, and one by one make 3-5 videos on each opening I've covered going more in depth on each of the lines. With that said, I will be sure to put the Greco and other variations at the top of that list.
thechesswebsite 2 years ago 3
alright sounds great. thanks a lot for taking the time to make these videos man, its actually improved my game a fair bit! i would like to play you sometime lol.
matineesuxxx 2 years ago
hey kevin, i was just wondering if knight to F6 is a good move after whites knight takes e4,and if its bad,why?
Cubaoness 1 year ago
@Cubaoness It's actually one of the best new novelties in the Latvian Gambit! However, recently I've lost some games with it... if you want a practise game though just message me here! I have some good ideas and websites, but I can't really post them here because Youtube doesn't let me LOL...
thegambitking 1 year ago
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hey kevin, i was just wondering if knight to F6 is a good move after whites knight takes e4,and if its bad,why?
Cubaoness 1 year ago
at 4:52 with Qd4 is checkmate, no? no need to take the knight at e5 after that... the game is over?
ChaoticLandscape 2 years ago
thanx
drpepper2raw 2 years ago
epic fail? roflcopter ;p
numbcore 2 years ago
another great vid, thnkx m8!
- could u make more vids defending against a white pawn to d4 move? i see this move far more than i see e4 (when playing black)
nikobrown1990 2 years ago
Nice one,keep em coming dude.
ms21209 2 years ago
I have a good feeling I might want to make this my main defence since I am getting tired of playing Quiet game every freaking KP... I have seen this before in an openings book but didn't know what it was all about.
PoketoMtg 2 years ago
wow! thx for the video i will try it it looks like a very good gambit that spice up
Sheynan55 2 years ago
Love the video, love the explanations, love the 'epic fail' comment :) Your video's are bloody good! Any chance you could do the robatsch somewhere down the line?
joeltopgun 2 years ago
What if instead of in 04:36 he pushes his pawn up and at 08:19 how does he lose his queen?
drpepper2raw 2 years ago
@drpepper2raw at 4:36 we could come to d4 and take the knight. at 8:19 the only move he has is f3 to stop it, we can capture with our pawn and it's check, then we can get our knight involved if we want. White runs out of options.
thechesswebsite 2 years ago
I'm sorry but at 2:06 can't the white knight just take the g6 pawn ? If h7 recaptures , white queen will take the rook . Can it happen ?
rockmanmegamanfan 2 years ago
if the king moves to g1 at 4:46 it will be mated
thechessgeek 2 years ago