Latvian Gambit Accepted: Bronstein Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qf6 4. d4 d6 5. Nc4 fxe4 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Qe2
The Latvian Gambit Accepted: Bronstein Gambit 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. Qh5+ g6 7. Qe2. 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 2 times by this move order. White won 100%, 0% were drawn and Black won 0%. The most popular continuation is 7… d5 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.68 (Stockfish, depth 24; best line 7… d5 8. Nc3 Ne7 9. Ne5 Nbc6 10. Be3)
- ECO
- C40
- Moves
- 13 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qf6 4. d4 d6 5. Nc4 fxe4 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Qe2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 2 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7… d5 | 2 (100%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- stef2023 (2067) – kingofbandit (2065) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 300 + 0s
- stevemm (1746) – wesleyde (1802) 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 Attack 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.