Latvian Gambit: Clam Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d3 f5 4. exf5
The Latvian Gambit: Clam Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C44, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d3 f5 4. exf5. It is a line of the Latvian Gambit. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 149 times by this move order. White won 48%, 4% were drawn and Black won 48%. The most popular continuation is 4… Nf6 (51% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.38 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 4… d5 5. Be2 Bxf5 6. O-O Qd7 7. c4)
- ECO
- C44
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d3 f5 4. exf5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 70 | |
| 1500-1999 | 72 | |
| 2000+ | 7 | |
| All | 149 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… Nf6 | 76 (51%) | |
| 4… d5 | 55 (37%) | |
| 4… d6 | 7 (5%) | |
| 4… Bc5 | 4 (3%) | |
| 4… e4 | 2 (1%) | |
| 4… Qf6 | 2 (1%) | |
| 4… Bb4+ | 1 (1%) | |
| 4… h6 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
3 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 0%, draw 33%, Black 67%). The strongest:
- GM Denis Kadric (2579) – GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (2629) 0-1 · TCh-SRB Premier 2020 · 2020-09-29
- CM Michal Mazurkiewicz (2163) – Mikolaj Nowak (2395) 0-1 · 12th Dziedzica Mem 2022 · 2022-11-13
- Daniel Capron (2037) – FM Mihailo Bukvic (2081) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-EUR Senior +65 2024 · 2024-05-07
Search all games of the Latvian Gambit: Clam Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Valery37 (2177) – Pakornnarong (2219) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 600 + 0s
- bengamin450 (2166) – faysssal (2177) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- yudibadau (2149) – AllSaveChallenge (2147) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
More Latvian Gambit lines (all)
- Latvian Gambit C40
- Latvian Gambit: Behting Variation C40
- Latvian Gambit: Corkscrew Countergambit C40
- Latvian Gambit: Corkscrew Gambit C40
- Latvian Gambit: Diepstraten Countergambit C40
- Latvian Gambit: Fraser Defense C40
- Latvian Gambit: Greco Variation C40
- Latvian Gambit: Lobster Gambit C40
- Latvian Gambit: Mason Countergambit C40
- Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack C40
- Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack, Morgado Defense C40
- Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack, Poisoned Pawn Variation 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.