Nerio Beltrami vs Karl-Heinz Bondick (2011)

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Nerio Beltrami vs Karl-Heinz Bondick
European Seniors Championship (2011), Courmayeur ITA, rd 4, Apr-09
Latvian Gambit: Fraser Defense (C40) · 0-1

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Jan-21-15		Everett: I think White may have been surprised after seeing 9..Kf7, for <10.Qxe5 Bd6 and 11...Re8>

Feb-01-18		ajile: Very interesting opening. But my Rybka really likes the 4.Qh5+ variations for White better than 4.Nxc6. Strangely the results in the database show Black winning more games in these lines than White. lol! Just shows how easy it is for White to go wrong. Here is a sample position where Black won both games after White tried 8.Qe3 and 8.Qb3 and lost. click for larger view But White has better than 11.Kd1 in the following position: J Woods vs William Timbrell Pierce corr (1916), ? Latvian Gambit: Fraser Defense J Woods vs W T Pierce, 1916 click for larger view Analysis by Rybka 3 32-bit : 1. +- (1.74): 11.Bb5+ c6 12.Kf1 Nf6 13.Be2 Be6 14.Qh6 Qe7 15.d4 exd3 16.cxd3 0-0-0 17.Bg5 Ned7 18.Nc3 Rxh8 19.Bg4 Qf7 20.Bxe6 Qxe6 21.Re1 Qf7 22.Bxf6 Nxf6 23.Qe3 2. +- (1.67): 11.hxg4 Nd3+ 12.cxd3 Bxf4 13.Nc3 c6 14.Rxh7 Qg5 15.dxe4 Qg8 16.Rh4 Bg5 17.Rh1 Bf6 18.g5 Bxh8 19.exd5 cxd5 20.Rh4 Bf5 21.d4 0-0-0 22.Be3 Qe6 23.0-0-0 Bg7 24.Be2 Again on paper White is much better but in a practical over-the-board situation it's still easy to go wrong.

Jun-26-23		fredthebear: This Fraser Defense matches the initial central exchange of the Stafford Gambit in the Petroff defense, but feels much slower for Black. What are the odds your opponent has prepped for the Fraser Defense? If White finds 4.Qh5+ as referenced by <ajile> above, it does not seem that much White prep is required to get the jump on Black after 4...g6 5.Nxg6 Nf6 6.Qh3 etc. An experienced player should have no trouble finding/recalling this approach, but there are plenty of players lacking experience with the Latvian counter-gambit. Latvian counter-gambit C40 Sub-variants: King's knight opening 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Gunderam defence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qe7 Greco defence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qf6 Damiano's defence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f6 QP counter-gambit (elephant gambit) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 QP counter-gambit, Maroczy gambit 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 Bd6 - - - - Latvian counter-gambit 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 Latvian, Nimzovich variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qf6 4. d4 d6 5. Nc4 fxe4 6. Ne3 Latvian, Fraser defence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Nc6 Latvian gambit, 3.Bc4 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4 Latvian, Behting variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4 fxe4 4. Nxe5 Qg5 5. Nf7 Qxg2 6. Rf1 d5 7. Nxh8 Nf6 Latvian, Polerio variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4 fxe4 4. Nxe5 d5 Latvian, corkscrew counter-gambit 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4 fxe4 4. Nxe5 Nf6

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