Latvian Gambit: Corkscrew Countergambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4 fxe4 4. Nxe5 Nf6
The Latvian Gambit: Corkscrew Countergambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C40, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4 fxe4 4. Nxe5 Nf6. It is a line of the Latvian Gambit. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 35 times by this move order. White won 54%, 0% were drawn and Black won 46%. The most popular continuation is 5. Nf7 (69% of games).
Engine evaluation: +3.06 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 5. Nf7 Qe7 6. Nxh8 d5 7. Be2 Nc6)
- ECO
- C40
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4 fxe4 4. Nxe5 Nf6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 13 | |
| 1500-1999 | 20 | |
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 35 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. Nf7 | 24 (69%) | |
| 5. O-O | 6 (17%) | |
| 5. Bf7+ | 3 (9%) | |
| 5. d3 | 1 (3%) | |
| 5. d4 | 1 (3%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Murzin2022 (2138) – WAOiOAW (2086) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- Mutindo (2044) – smrdokavra (2041) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 300 + 0s
- hardjuve (2008) – Nchima_zambia (1943) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4
More Latvian Gambit lines (all)
- Latvian Gambit C40
- Latvian Gambit: Behting Variation 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, Morgado Defense C40
- Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack, Poisoned Pawn Variation C40
- Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack, Polerio-Svedenborg Variation C40
- Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack, Strautins Gambit 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.