Latvian Gambit: Corkscrew Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Nf6 4. Bc4 fxe4 5. Nf7 Qe7 6. Nxh8 d5
The Latvian Gambit: Corkscrew Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C40, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Nf6 4. Bc4 fxe4 5. Nf7 Qe7 6. Nxh8 d5. 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 23 times by this move order. White won 22%, 4% were drawn and Black won 74%. The most popular continuation is 7. Bb3 (52% of games).
Engine evaluation: +2.62 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 9. O-O O-O-O)
- ECO
- C40
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
rnb1kb1N/ppp1q1pp/5n2/3p4/2B1p3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R w KQq - 0 7- PGN
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Nf6 4. Bc4 fxe4 5. Nf7 Qe7 6. Nxh8 d5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 4 | |
| 1500-1999 | 9 | |
| 2000+ | 10 | |
| All | 23 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. Bb3 | 12 (52%) | |
| 7. Be2 | 7 (30%) | |
| 7. Bxd5 | 2 (9%) | |
| 7. Bb5+ | 2 (9%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- CoachJohn (2290) – WAOiOAW (2119) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- kraakuzag256 (2216) – wahidsyria1 (2144) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- TonyAnTran (2206) – paito2020 (2116) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Latvian Gambit 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5
More Latvian Gambit lines (all)
- Latvian Gambit: Behting Variation C40
- Latvian Gambit: Corkscrew Countergambit 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
- 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.