C40: QP counter-gambit (elephant gambit)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5

QP counter-gambit (elephant 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

Overview

Games on Database:

1079

Last Played:

Mar 2025

Overall score:

51.3%

15.6%

33.1%

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Played frequently by:

White
Paul Morphy	4 games
Nora Fenske	3 games
Zulzaga Byambaa	3 games

Black
Pamela Parma	22 games
Pavel Skatchkov	22 games
Dimitrios Vogiatzis	20 games

Possible continuations:

3. exd5

573

53.4 %

14.1 %

32.5 %

3. Nxe5

322

54.7 %

16.5 %

28.9 %

3. d4

42.5 %

25 %

32.5 %

3. Nc3

41.2 %

47.1 %

3. d3

34.3 %

17.1 %

48.6 %

3. Qe2

33.3 %

3. Bd3

20 %

80 %

3. c3

33.3 %

66.7 %

3. Bb5+

100 %