Tell me how you refute the Latvian Gambit

@jcidus I'll message you about the KG: no way am I taking the brave decision which you have taken and putting my repertoire out there in public to get knocked over. Plus, it would be off-topic here. But yes, I take your point about the Nf3 being a target: it can be rather fun seeing how long one's opponent will take after 3..., e4 (at my grade anyway - can't imagine you meet many players who are not fully Booked Up and who blithely play 3. exf5 all unawares).

Oddly, I used to play the Tchigorin against the French. Left it behind when it occurred to me that after 2..., b6 (or for that matter 2..., a6 looking for a St George formation) I was rueing the Qe2's position. But 2..., e5; 3. f4 is a joy. A full tempo up on the "Bilguer Mirage" variation of the KG which Basman valiantly tried out twice in the 1970s (losing both times).