Latvian Gambit: Greco Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qe7
The Latvian Gambit: Greco Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO C40, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qe7. 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 255 times by this move order. White won 53%, 4% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 4. d4 (53% of games).
Engine evaluation: +2.05 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 4. Qh5+ g6 5. Nxg6 Qxe4+ 6. Be2 Nf6)
- ECO
- C40
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qe7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 89 | |
| 1500-1999 | 116 | |
| 2000+ | 50 | |
| All | 255 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. d4 | 135 (53%) | |
| 4. Qh5+ | 86 (34%) | |
| 4. Nc4 | 14 (5%) | |
| 4. Nf3 | 10 (4%) | |
| 4. Nd3 | 5 (2%) | |
| 4. Nf7 | 1 (0%) | |
| 4. Bc4 | 1 (0%) | |
| 4. exf5 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
21 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 33%, draw 10%, Black 57%). The strongest:
- FM Beksultan Moldagali (2397) – FM Nikita Shandrygin (2209) 0-1 · Titled Tue 17th Jun Early · 2025-06-17
- IM Aron Pasti (2376) – FM Nikita Shandrygin (2209) 0-1 · Titled Tue 22nd Jul Late · 2025-07-22
- FM Jacopo Motola (2333) – FM Nikita Shandrygin (2209) 0-1 · Titled Tue 8th Jul Late · 2025-07-08
- IM Jonathan Tayar (2325) – FM Nikita Shandrygin (2209) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 20th May Late · 2025-05-20
- CM Deniz Anakok (2058) – FM Eyal Noy (2346) 0-1 · Titled Tue 3rd Jun Early · 2025-06-03
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- Russian_doctor (2432) – TorreNegra_chess (2306) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
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- Charon1965 (2352) – TorreNegra_chess (2312) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Latvian Gambit 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5
More Latvian Gambit lines (all)
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- Latvian Gambit: Fraser Defense 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.