Latvian Gambit Accepted: Foltys Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qf6 4. Nc4 fxe4 5. d3
The Latvian Gambit Accepted: Foltys Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO C40, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qf6 4. Nc4 fxe4 5. d3. 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 12 times by this move order. White won 42%, 8% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 5… d5 (75% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.54 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 5… d5 6. Qh5+ Qf7 7. Qxf7+ Kxf7 8. Ne5+)
- ECO
- C40
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qf6 4. Nc4 fxe4 5. d3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 9 | |
| 2000+ | 3 | |
| All | 12 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… d5 | 9 (75%) | |
| 5… d6 | 1 (8%) | |
| 5… exd3 | 1 (8%) | |
| 5… Qg6 | 1 (8%) |
Master games
1 over-the-board game is classified under this line (White 100%, draw 0%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- CM Arthur Botezeli Dorneles (2003) – Paulo Victor Panazzolo (1837) 1-0 · Brazil Chess - Floripa · 2026-01-21
Search all games of the Latvian Gambit Accepted: Foltys Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- FASergey (2163) – Lejeudufou (2283) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
- ashshurbanapal (2160) – Zadmur (2196) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- Sa_Nia (2239) – BlindJagulep (2114) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Latvian Gambit Accepted: Foltys-Leonhardt Variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qf6 4. Nc4
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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.