Latvian Gambit Accepted: Nimzowitsch Attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qf6 4. d4 d6 5. Nc4 fxe4 6. Ne3
The Latvian Gambit Accepted: Nimzowitsch 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. Ne3. 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 48 times by this move order. White won 54%, 2% were drawn and Black won 44%. The most popular continuation is 6… c6 (42% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.95 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 6… Nc6 7. Nd5 Qf7 8. c4 Nf6 9. Nbc3)
- 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. Ne3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 4 | |
| 1500-1999 | 19 | |
| 2000+ | 25 | |
| All | 48 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… c6 | 20 (42%) | |
| 6… Qg6 | 13 (27%) | |
| 6… Nc6 | 12 (25%) | |
| 6… Qf7 | 1 (2%) | |
| 6… Bf5 | 1 (2%) | |
| 6… Nh6 | 1 (2%) |
Master games
17 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 41%, draw 35%, Black 24%). The strongest:
- FM Mark Smirnov (2300) – FM Dmitry Pushkarev (2368) 0-1 · Titled Tue 5th Nov Early · 2024-11-05
- FM Dejan Tasev (2205) – IM Ruslan Musalov (2342) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 24th Oct Early · 2023-10-24
- FM Clement Rabineau (2213) – FM Mario Gavilan Diaz (2259) 1-0 · Titled Tue 31st Dec Early · 2024-12-31
- FM Dirk Troltenier (2234) – WFM Radmila Kovacevic (2113) 0-1 · Titled Tue 29th Nov Early · 2022-11-29
- Artak Manukian (2196) – Jorge Vallejo Nuno (2099) 1/2-1/2 · 3rd Gran Canaria Online · 2022-06-19
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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
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- 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
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.