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The Latvian Gambit is a chess opening characterised by the moves: :1. e4 e5 :2. Nf3 f5 The opening has the appearance of a King's Gambit with colours reversed. It is an aggressive but dubious choice for Black which often leads to wild and tricky positions.〔John Nunn, Graham Burgess, John Emms, and Joe Gallagher, ''Nunn's Chess Openings'', Everyman Chess, 1999, p. 285. ISBN 1-85744-221-0.〕〔Nick de Firmian, ''Modern Chess Openings, 15th edition'', Random House Puzzles & Games, 2008, p. 144. ISBN 978-0-8129-3682-7.〕 As assessed by Paul van der Sterren : The Latvian is uncommon at the top level of over-the-board play, but some correspondence chess players are devoted to it.〔〔(Latvian Gambit analyzed by correspondence chess players ), Wikichess.〕 The ECO code for the Latvian Gambit is C40 (King's Knight Opening). ==History== The opening was originally known as the Greco Counter-Gambit, and some modern writers still refer to it as such.〔Larry Evans, ''The Chess Opening for You'', RHM Press, 1975, p. 29. ISBN 0-89058-020-0.〕 That name recognised the Italian player Gioachino Greco (1600–34), who contributed to the early theory of the opening. The new name ''Latvian Gambit'' was made official by the FIDE Congress of 1937. The name was a tribute to the Latvian players, notably Kārlis Bētiņš, who analysed it in the early part of the 20th century. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Latvian Gambit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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