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Kevlar257 as Black... Bronstein attack...

4. According to Tony Kosten in his 1995 book The Latvian Gambit 3...e4 is the critical reply then white has 4 main choices A. 4. Qe2 B. 4. Ne5 C. 4. Nd4 D. 4.Ng1

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This fail wasn't really because of the opening it was my bad moves in the middle game

does anyone have a pdf on this opening I have tony kostens book but it doesnt cover obvious replies I think its a really bad book.

Happy First Day of Summer Everybody!!! Since the whole planet is in a frenzy with World Cup Fever, I figured this was a good time to introduce the World Cup of Chess Openings!! To register your group, please go to this thread: http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/wcoco---2010-registration World Cup of Chess Openings - Official Rules (Taken from the FIFA World Cup format) The current tournament features 32 teams, representing different openings, competing in Vote Chess games at 2-days per turn. There are two stages: the group stage followed by the knockout stage. In the group stage, teams compete within eight groups of four teams each. Each group plays a round-robin tournament, guaranteeing that every team will play at least three matches. A match will consist of 2 games, one from each team's prefered starting position. The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout stage. Points are used to rank the teams within a group. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss. If two or more teams end up with the same number of points, tiebreakers are used: first is goal difference, then total goals scored (this will be the in-game score found on the details tab), then head-to-head results, and finally drawing of lots (i.e., determining team positions at random). The knockout stage is a single-elimination tournament in which teams play each other in one-off matches, with extra games used to decide the winner if necessary. It begins with the "round of 16" (or the second round) in which the winner of each group plays against the runner-up of another group. This is followed by the quarter-finals, the semi-finals, the third-place match (contested by the losing semi-finalists), and the final. World Cup of Chess Openings - Proposed Schedule Aug 2010 - Match 1 begins (played Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov) Nov 2010 - Match 2 begins (played Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb) Feb 2011 - Match 3 begins (played Feb, Mar, Apr, May) Jun 2011 - Round of 16 begins (played Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep) Oct 2011 - Quarter-Finals begin (played Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan) Feb 2012 - Semi-Finals begin (played Feb, Mar, Apr, May) Jun 2012 - Finals begin (played Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep)

I recently played a game against a 1550 player who decided to resign after 14 moves. The reason I am posting here is his move seems a very common response by players of the White pieces. He played the move 3.Bc4. My idea is that when Black does win - chances are it is because White tries to risk too much or to get too much out of the opening. The first time I met 3.Bc4 I had to win in the endgame. White did not push too hard and kept me off balance most of the way. I managed a swindle in the endgame. He walked into it and resigned. I have never had that much trouble against the move Bc4, which looks strong for White but does not win (in my opinion). As White, I would probably choose the main line instead.