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The Daily Gambit #4: The Latvian (The Psychopath’s Counter-Strike)

Making click-bait articles about gambits is... wait, the Latvian? the Grob? I love this guy!

Making click-bait articles about gambits is... wait, the Latvian? the Grob? I love this guy!

Do you know this line?
https://lichess.org/analysis/pgn/1.e4+e5+2.Nf3+f5+3.exf5+Bc5+4.Nxe5+Bxf2%2B+5.Kxf2+Qh4%2B+6.g3+Qd4%2B+7.Kg2+Qxe5%20?color=black#6

I loved to play it when I was a kid. And the +3 move that is recommended by SF at the end of the line (Nc3) is the eight most played move. The rest are around +1 or less.

I know Qf6 is "the move", but I can't just make myself play it. Feels like it's too square.

Do you know this line? https://lichess.org/analysis/pgn/1.e4+e5+2.Nf3+f5+3.exf5+Bc5+4.Nxe5+Bxf2%2B+5.Kxf2+Qh4%2B+6.g3+Qd4%2B+7.Kg2+Qxe5%20?color=black#6 I loved to play it when I was a kid. And the +3 move that is recommended by SF at the end of the line (Nc3) is the eight most played move. The rest are around +1 or less. I know Qf6 is "the move", but I can't just make myself play it. Feels like it's too square.

@TotalNoob69 said in #11:

Making click-bait articles about gambits is... wait, the Latvian? the Grob? I love this guy!

This isn't clickbait, this is chaos wrapped in a valentine gift. I hope you enjoy :)))

@TotalNoob69 said in #11: > Making click-bait articles about gambits is... wait, the Latvian? the Grob? I love this guy! This isn't clickbait, this is chaos wrapped in a valentine gift. I hope you enjoy :)))

@TotalNoob69 said in #12:

Do you know this line?
https://lichess.org/analysis/pgn/1.e4+e5+2.Nf3+f5+3.exf5+Bc5+4.Nxe5+Bxf2%2B+5.Kxf2+Qh4%2B+6.g3+Qd4%2B+7.Kg2+Qxe5%20?color=black#6

I loved to play it when I was a kid. And the +3 move that is recommended by SF at the end of the line (Nc3) is the eight most played move. The rest are around +1 or less.

I know Qf6 is "the move", but I can't just make myself play it. Feels like it's too square.

That was actually the line that made me lose against this and its annoying as crap

@TotalNoob69 said in #12: > Do you know this line? > https://lichess.org/analysis/pgn/1.e4+e5+2.Nf3+f5+3.exf5+Bc5+4.Nxe5+Bxf2%2B+5.Kxf2+Qh4%2B+6.g3+Qd4%2B+7.Kg2+Qxe5%20?color=black#6 > > I loved to play it when I was a kid. And the +3 move that is recommended by SF at the end of the line (Nc3) is the eight most played move. The rest are around +1 or less. > > I know Qf6 is "the move", but I can't just make myself play it. Feels like it's too square. That was actually the line that made me lose against this and its annoying as crap

Good day/afternoon/evening guys!

I would like to announce that the Daily Gambit #6 will be delayed for ONE more day due to problems with the formatting (well the entire editorial itself), but I already have drafts for Daily Gambit #7 and #8 to make up for the loss.

For those who see this message (and are groaning), I know that the series is titled “Daily Gambit” and I haven’t been posting daily as promised, I’d like to tell you that somehow or someway, technically and mentally everything is against me (and I’m very exhausted mentally and physically, and the people who just questions my authenticity are just tiring me off even more, and mind you I edit every 11 PM here in the Philippines to align with the timezone in the US and Europe for your convenience) and I have been taking breaks too.

I hope you all understand, and like or dislike this comment, I’d still thank you because you’ve actually read this.

Thank you so much for understanding!

P.S. my hands are cramming from typing Daily Gambits #6 - #8 nonstop TwT

Good day/afternoon/evening guys! I would like to announce that the Daily Gambit #6 will be delayed for ONE more day due to problems with the formatting (well the entire editorial itself), but I already have drafts for Daily Gambit #7 and #8 to make up for the loss. For those who see this message (and are groaning), I know that the series is titled “Daily Gambit” and I haven’t been posting daily as promised, I’d like to tell you that somehow or someway, technically and mentally everything is against me (and I’m very exhausted mentally and physically, and the people who just questions my authenticity are just tiring me off even more, and mind you I edit every 11 PM here in the Philippines to align with the timezone in the US and Europe for your convenience) and I have been taking breaks too. I hope you all understand, and like or dislike this comment, I’d still thank you because you’ve actually read this. Thank you so much for understanding! P.S. my hands are cramming from typing Daily Gambits #6 - #8 nonstop TwT