Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4
The Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO C40, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4. It is a line of the Latvian Gambit. Black is to move. 6 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1,038 times by this move order. White won 52%, 3% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 3… Nf6 (37% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.06 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 3… fxe4 4. Nxe5 d5 5. Qh5+ g6 6. Nxg6)
- ECO
- C40
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 396 | |
| 1500-1999 | 568 | |
| 2000+ | 74 | |
| All | 1,038 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… Nf6 Mayet Attack, Morgado Defense | 382 (37%) | |
| 3… fxe4 | 332 (32%) | |
| 3… d6 | 119 (11%) | |
| 3… Nc6 | 106 (10%) | |
| 3… d5 | 28 (3%) | |
| 3… Bc5 | 23 (2%) | |
| 3… Qf6 | 9 (1%) | |
| 3… c6 | 8 (1%) |
Master games
3 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 67%, draw 0%, Black 33%). The strongest:
- IM Abdulla Gadimbayli (2463) – GM Daniil Dubov (2720) 0-1 · Titled Tue 1st Mar Early · 2022-03-01
- WCM Lala Huseynova (1984) – IM Viacheslav Slovineanu (2412) 1-0 · Titled Tue 13th Aug Early · 2024-08-13
- Ermes Cavinato (1328) – Tonnie Van den Heuvel (1802) 1-0 · 33rd NATO Chess 2023 · 2023-09-07
Search all games of the Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- DiabloDiabloDiablo (2608) – Predator_1988 (2482) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- blackmoonset (2298) – KingSlayer1080 (2319) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- Steinitz_Med_89 (2188) – KingSlayer1080 (2323) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Latvian Gambit 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5
Continuations
- Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack, Morgado Defense C40 · 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4 Nf6
- Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack, Strautins Gambit C40 · 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4 b5
- Latvian Gambit: Corkscrew Countergambit C40 · 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4 fxe4 4. Nxe5 Nf6
- Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack, Polerio-Svedenborg Variation C40 · 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4 fxe4 4. Nxe5 d5
- Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack, Poisoned Pawn Variation C40 · 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4 fxe4 4. Nxe5 Qg5 5. d4 Qxg2
- Latvian Gambit: Behting Variation C40 · 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4 fxe4 4. Nxe5 Qg5 5. Nf7 Qxg2 6. Rf1 d5 7. Nxh8 Nf6
More Latvian Gambit lines (all)
- 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: Mlotkowski Variation C40
- Latvian Gambit: Senechaud Gambit C40
- Latvian Gambit: Clam Gambit C44
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.