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Opening· 14 plies

Latvian Gambit: Behting Variation

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO C40), reached after 14 half-moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4 fxe4 4. Nxe5 Qg5 5. Nf7 Qxg2 6. Rf1 d5 7. Nxh8 Nf6.

Latvian Gambit: Behting Variation ECO C40
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About this opening

Latvian Gambit: Behting Variation is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code C40. ECO group C (C00–C99) covers open games (1.e4 e5) and the French Defence, including the Ruy Lopez, Italian, Scotch and King's Gambit. This particular variation is reached after 14 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4 fxe4 4. Nxe5 Qg5 5. Nf7 Qxg2 6. Rf1 d5 7. Nxh8 Nf6.

It belongs to the Latvian Gambit family. Within that family this is a sub-variation (the Behting Variation line).

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.e4 e5, 2.Nf3 f5, 3.Bc4 fxe4, 4.Nxe5 Qg5, 5.Nf7 Qxg2, 6.Rf1 d5. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.