93 pages with diagrams. Octavo (9" x 6") bound in original publisher's pictorial stapled wrappers. First edition. The Latvian Gambit (or Greco Countergambit) is a chess opening characterized by the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5?! It is one of the oldest chess openings, having been analyzed in the 17th century by Gioachino Greco, after whom it is sometimes named. The opening has the appearance of a King's Gambit with colors reversed. It is a nocuous but objectively dubious opening for Black, that often leads to wild and tricky positions. Condition: Edge wear, corners bumped, rubbed and creased, some toning to wrappers, occasional marginalia else about very good.

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Title

Latvian Gambit (1977 edition)

Publisher

Chess Digest, Dallas

Publication Date

1977

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Very Good

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