Latvian Gambit: Diepstraten Countergambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. c4
The Latvian Gambit: Diepstraten Countergambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C40, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. c4. 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 3 times by this move order. White won 67%, 33% were drawn and Black won 0%. The most popular continuation is 3… Nf6 (33% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.05 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 3… fxe4 4. Nxe5 Nf6 5. Be2 Nc6 6. d4)
- ECO
- C40
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. c4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 2 | |
| All | 3 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… Nf6 | 1 (33%) | |
| 3… d6 | 1 (33%) | |
| 3… fxe4 | 1 (33%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Sawma_Chawngthu (1857) – zebaztinereal (1809) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 300 + 0s
- Dman_818 (1589) – bromptonymous (1679) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-05 · 300 + 0s
- Molham (943) – sillylally (913) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 600 + 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: Corkscrew Gambit 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.