The Greatest Latvian Gambit Player

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Gioachino Greco was an Italian chess player and writer from the earlier seventeenth century. He recorded some of the earliest chess games known in their entirety. The Latvian Gambit or Greco Countergambit is one of the oldest chess openings. It has the appearance of a King's Gambit with colours reversed and is an aggressive but objectively dubious opening for Black which often leads to wild and tricky positions.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:13 Game 1
02:40 Game 2
06:59 Game 3
10:27 Game 4
12:23 Game 5
Game 1: NN vs Gioachino Greco, Rome
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qf6 4. d4 d6 5. Nc4 fxe4 6. Nc3 Qg6 7. f3 Nf6 8. fxe4 Be7 9. Be3 Nxe4 10. Bd3 Qxg2 11. Bxe4 Bh4+ 12. Bf2 Qxf2# 0-1
Game 2: NN vs Gioachino Greco, Rome1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4 fxe4 4. Nxe5 Qg5 5. d4 Qxg2 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Bf7+ Kd8 8. Bxg6 Qxh1+ 9. Ke2 Qxc1 10. Nf7+ Ke8 11. Qe5+ Ne7 12. Nxh8+ hxg6 13. Nc3 Qxc2+ 14. Ke1 Qxb2 15. Nxe4 Qxa1+ 16. Ke2 Qxa2+ 0-1
Game 3: NN vs Gioachino Greco, Miscellaneous Game
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. exf5 e4 4. Ne5 Nf6 5. g4 d6 6. Nc4 h6 7. Bg2 d5 8. Ne3 d4 9. Nc4 b5 10. Nca3 a6 11. d3 Bb7 12. dxe4 Nxe4 13. Nd2 Bb4 14. c3 dxc3 15. Nxe4 cxb2+ 16. Bd2 Bxd2+ 17. Nxd2 Bxg2 18. Rg1 bxa1=Q 19. Qxa1 O-O 20. Rxg2 Qe7+ 21. Kf1 Qxa3 0-1
Game 4: NN vs Gioachino Greco, Miscellaneous Game
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qe7 4. Qh5+ g6 5. Nxg6 Qxe4+ 6. Kd1 Nf6 7. Qh3 hxg6 8. Qxh8 Ng4 9. Qh4 Ne3+ 10. dxe3 Qxh4 0-1
Game 5: NN vs Gioachino Greco, Miscellaneous Game
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qe7 4. Qh5+ g6 5. Nxg6 Qxe4+ 6. Kd1 Nf6 7. Qh3 hxg6 8. Qxh8 Ng4 9. d3 Nxf2+ 10. Kd2 Qg4 11. Be2 Qf4+ 12. Kc3 Qb4# 0-1
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[@nishusaif6085]

I love how you put celebrities' pictures when the opponent is unknown.😆😂

[@SammyChess1]

🙃

[@lemat579]

CR7... 😎😁

[@BusyB07]

Yeah LeBron fought well

[@Deemon888]

It’s crazy how I found a video that was posted 2 hours ago on this opening when I was looking for famous kings gambit openings so I can add it to my repertoire. I will definitely start using this opening for it is very fun looking and romantic. Thank you for making this video. (And I did watch your video on the best kings gambit player, very cool)

[@FISHYBUSINESSMAN]

Loved the video, id really like to see a video on the blackmar diemer gambit too

[@SammyChess1]

Good idea

[@FISHYBUSINESSMAN]

@@SammyChess1 thanks :D

[@Arcanero]

10:58 idk what happened in game 4 but why king go to d1, bishop e2 would be the best, and it would protect the knight attack from g4.

[@ersozeri]

In this video, you showed Clemenz Defense or Clemenz Gambit... However, Latvian Defense or Gambit : 1.e4e5 2.Af3f5 etc. Schliemann Variation is 1.e4e5 2.Af3Ac6 3.Fb5f5...

[@LinJunXian-vc7od]

Good video

[@SammyChess1]

Thank you! 🙂

[@lordlierhook3368]

So you’re telling me the rich and noble classes who learned to play this game did this stuff. Ig they better things to do then study.

[@user-pj6gd8hd9r]

Try a video on the benko gambit nice video though 👍

[@SammyChess1]

Good idea! :)

[@kurainu1495]

Never knew Alexandra was THAT old

[@VillaG89]

8:55 why did black not take the queen

[@MonMohonSingha]

Suprb

[@nishusaif6085]

3:20 If he captures En Passent then you don't have to take it with the knight he can just take the queen.😂😆

[@SammyChess1]

Haha you are right! All i was focused on was the En Passant… 😝

[@PiyushKumar-cu8nt]

❤

[@blix4277]

Latvian gambit aka black's Vienna game

[@sweet_stranger114]

10:32 opponent is very famous 🙂

[@SammyChess1]

Hehe 🙃

[@VioletGiraffe]

Wasn't en passant added later than Greco's time?

[@matthysuys9084]

5:20 It’s already checkmate Qg8.

[@tombailey6625]

@matthysuys9084. No Qg8, allows king takes knight and escape. It's Qe7, Kh8 forced, then Qh7 checkmate

[@WHAT-gm1xm]

Make a video on Emory Tate games

[@belizean_koolisalu_pue3431]

Is that a command?

[@WHAT-gm1xm]

@@belizean_koolisalu_pue3431 no this is not a command it is pornography

[@lukemarks3281]

His son did the Romanian gambit

[@SammyChess1]

Possibly…