Domdaniel: <Is this the oldest game to feature the Latvian Gambit>So it appears. I've had a soft spot for this opening due to a much later Latvian, Aron Nimzowitsch, favoring it. But personally I've only had the position after black's 2nd move once - and that was with the move order 1.Nf3 f5 2.e4 e5 ...
A Reti/Zukertort to begin; a Dutch Defence offered by black; white responds with 2.e4, the Lisitsyn Gambit; and black declines, transposing into a Latvian.
It's probably just me, but I love that particular transposition. In my game, it put both players into shock: neither of us normally played e4 openings at all.
As white, I frantically tried to recall what Nimzo said about the rest of the world developing their knights *so*, but he had his own way. I found a third route, and still won in 17 moves.
sac: 8...hxg6
