Latvian Gambit Accepted: Bronstein Attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qf6 4. d4 d6 5. Nc4 fxe4 6. Be2
The Latvian Gambit Accepted: Bronstein Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO C40, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qf6 4. d4 d6 5. Nc4 fxe4 6. Be2. It is a line of the Latvian Gambit Accepted. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 164 times by this move order. White won 49%, 3% were drawn and Black won 48%. The most popular continuation is 6… d5 (32% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.90 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 6… Nc6 7. c3 d5 8. Ne3 Be6 9. O-O)
- ECO
- C40
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qf6 4. d4 d6 5. Nc4 fxe4 6. Be2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 2 | |
| 1500-1999 | 114 | |
| 2000+ | 48 | |
| All | 164 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… d5 | 53 (32%) | |
| 6… Nc6 | 34 (21%) | |
| 6… Bf5 | 27 (16%) | |
| 6… c6 | 18 (11%) | |
| 6… Qf7 | 11 (7%) | |
| 6… Qd8 | 7 (4%) | |
| 6… Be7 | 4 (2%) | |
| 6… Be6 | 3 (2%) |
Master games
13 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 54%, draw 23%, Black 23%). The strongest:
- IM Yuliia Osmak (2432) – GM Arturs Neiksans (2574) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 1st Feb A · 2022-02-01
- IM Matthew Herman (2383) – IM Alexander Velikanov (2387) 1-0 · Titled Tue 10th Sep Early · 2024-09-10
- IM Aleksandar Savanovic (2381) – Giovanni Sorbera (2165) 1-0 · 12th Palmanova Open 2023 · 2023-12-09
- Manuel Ocantos (2171) – Gustavo Alarcon Careaga (2134) 1-0 · 3rd ITT Magistral IM 2018 · 2018-04-26
- CM Amardeep S. Bartakke (2116) – CM Tabare Bustelo (2046) 1-0 · Titled Tue 29th Apr Early · 2025-04-29
Search all games of the Latvian Gambit Accepted: Bronstein Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- IM Arrowlimit (2556) – Fishuana (2425) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- R_M_Smullyan (2414) – Dzon_Vejn (2325) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- keirtyjr123 (2362) – Dzon_Vejn (2349) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Latvian Gambit Accepted: Bilguer Variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qf6 4. d4 d6 5. Nc4
More Latvian Gambit Accepted lines (all)
- Latvian Gambit Accepted C40
- Latvian Gambit Accepted: Bronstein Gambit C40
- Latvian Gambit Accepted: Foltys Variation C40
- Latvian Gambit Accepted: Foltys-Leonhardt Variation C40
- Latvian Gambit Accepted: Leonhardt Variation C40
- Latvian Gambit Accepted: Main Line C40
- Latvian Gambit Accepted: Nimzowitsch Attack C40
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.