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1 Clam Gambit Database: 3-XII-200 (4,399,53 games) Report:.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.d3 Nc6 4.exf5 (20 games) ECO: C40k [Latvian Gambit: 3.d3] Generated by Scid 4.2.2, rzblkans opopz0op 0ZnZ0Z0Z Z0Z0oPZ0 0Z0Z0Z0Z Z0ZPZNZ0 POPZ0OPO SNAQJBZR 0. Statistics and History 0.. Statistics Games :0 2 : 2 0: Score All report games % 0..2 Oldest games : 0:(9) Pescod Fred Micheloud Luis Alberto, : 0:(65) Nieuwelink Seiler, : 0:(65) Pfeiffer Demuth Juergen, : 0:(24) Sundstrom Peter Johnsson Marcus, : :0(8) Hickl Sieglen, 993 6: 0:(40) Blake Robert Cornelison, 994 7: 0:(28) Lewis Gregory Kruger Pieter A, : : 7 (48) Memic Feicht, Newest games : : 9 (35) Goris 2080 Benes Petr (CZE) 266, Triesen (Liechtenstein) : :0(4) Martinovic 2260 Cherin 230, : 0:(30) Martinovic 2367 Kovacevic B 2490, : :0(37) Andersen Reidar Madsen, : 0:(38) Heilmann Leisebein Peter, : : 4 (37) Paar Gegenfurtner, : 0:(26) Jara Melanie Aguilar 240, : :0(60) Stallinga Robert Mark Ten Hoor Johan,

2 0..4 Current popularity Year Once every X games Frequency in all years: once every games In the 0 years to today: once every 5695 games (up 40% from all years) In the 5 years to today: once every games (down 65% from all years) In the year to today: once every 0 games (no change from all years) 0..5 Most frequent players (White) : % 2367 Martinovic, Sasa 5,2 2: % 2080 Goris, Ton 9 3: 990 0% Pfeiffer, Herbert 0 4: % Hickl, Joerg 5: 979 0% Pescod Fred 8 6: 990 0% Nieuwelink, Kees Most frequent players (Black) : % 2490 Kovacevic B 5 2: % 230 Cherin, Diego 2 3: % 266 Benes Petr (CZE) 9 4: % 240 Aguilar, Mauricio 6 5: % 924 Andrieu, Philippe 4 6: % Leisebein Peter 0.2 Ratings and Performance 0.2. Average ratings and performance White rating: 2236 (3 games); White performance: 2055 (30% vs 2204) Black rating: 2204 (5 games); Black performance: 2236 (50% vs 2236) Games with highest average rating : :0(8) Hickl Sieglen, 993 2: 0:(30) Martinovic 2367 Kovacevic B 2490, : : 4 (58) Heika Gietl, 998 4: :0(4) Martinovic 2260 Cherin 230, : 0:(65) Nieuwelink Seiler, : : 7 (48) Memic Feicht, 997 7: : 9 (35) Goris 2080 Benes Petr (CZE) 266, Triesen (Liechtenstein) : : 4 (37) Paar Gegenfurtner, 2004

3 0.3 Result Trends 0.3. Result lengths and frequencies Score Game length Frequency :0 : 0: :0 : 0: Report games 32.5% % 25.0% 55.0% All games 53.9% % 30.5% 30.7% Shortest wins (White) : :0(8) Hickl Sieglen, 993 2: :0(37) Andersen Reidar Madsen, : :0(4) Martinovic 2260 Cherin 230, : :0(60) Stallinga Robert Mark Ten Hoor Johan, Shortest wins (Black) : 0:(9) Pescod Fred Micheloud Luis Alberto, : 0:(24) Sundstrom Peter Johnsson Marcus, : 0:(26) Jara Melanie Aguilar 240, : 0:(27) Galimov Sergei Andrieu 924, : 0:(28) Lewis Gregory Kruger Pieter A, Moves and Themes 0.4. Move orders reaching the report position There were 6 move orders reaching this position: :.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.d3 Nc6 4.exf5 (0) 2:.Nf3 f5 2.d3 Nc6 3.e4 e5 4.exf5 (4) 3:.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 f5 3.d3 e5 4.exf5 (2) 4:.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d3 f5 4.exf5 (2) 5:.e4 Nc6 2.d3 e5 3.Nf3 f5 4.exf5 () 6:.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.exf5 Nc6 4.d3 () Moves from the report position Move ECO Frequency Score µelo Perf µyear % Draws d5 6: 80.0% 3.2% % 2 Nf6 2: 0.0% 50.0% 999 0% 3 d6 2: 0.0% 25.0% % Total 20:00.0% 32.5% % Positional Themes Frequency of themes in the first 20 moves of each game:

4 Same-side castling: 35% White Isolated Queen Pawn: 5% Opposite castling: 20% Black Isolated Queen Pawn: 0% Kingside pawn storm: 25% White Pawn on 5/6/7th rank: 80% Queens exchanged: 55% Black Pawn on 2/3/4th rank: 55% Only one side has Bishop pair: 0% Open c/d/e file: 65% Endgames Material at the end of each game: p BN R R BN Q Q BN QR QR BN Report games 0% 5% 25% 5% 0% 0% 5% 40% All games 3% 9% 9% 25% 2% 4% 4% 43%

5 0.5 Theory Table.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.d3 Nc6 4.exf5: +4 =5 (6.5/20: 33%) exf5 Nc3 2 Qe2 Be3 OOO Bg5 Bxf6 d4 4: 38% d6 Bxf5 Be7 Nf6 a5 OO Bxf6 exd d4 4 Ne5 Bb5 Bf4 Ba4 Bb3 Bxe5 6: 42% d5 e4 Bxf5 Ne7 a6 b5 Nxe5 Nc Be2 OO Nh4 Bg5 Bxf6 Bh5+ f4 2: 25%... Bxf5 6 Nf6 Be6 Qd7 gxf6 Kd8 Rg Bg5 Qd2 Nc3 Nh4 g3 Bg2 OO 2: 25%... Be7 8 Bxf5 Nf6 Be6 OO Qd7 Bb Nc3 Be2 Na4 Bd2 c4 OO Ne 2: 0%... Bxf5 Bc5 Bd6 Nf6 d4 OO e Qe2 Nc3 2 Bg5 Ne4 Nfd2 Nxf6+ Bh6 4: 38%... Bd6 Nf6 3 d4 Bxf5 OO gxf6 Rf Nf6 5.g3 d5 6.Bh3 e4 7.dxe4 Nxe4 8.Nh4 Bc5 9.Qh5+ Kf8 0.OO Nf6.Qd b6 2.Nc3 d4 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.Ne2 Qd7 5.Bg5 Re8 6.Nf4 Kf7 7.Bxf6 Kxf6 8.Qg4 :0 Hickl Sieglen, 993; 5.d4 e4 6.Ne5 Qe7 7.Nc4 d5 8.Ne3 Bd7 9.g4 OOO 0.g5 Ne8.Nc3 Qf7 2.Ncxd5 Bxf5 3.c4 Bd7 4.Be2 h6 5.Nc2 Nd6 6.b3 Nf5 7.gxh6 Be6 8.Bg5 Rd7 9.hxg7 Bxg7 20.Be3 Qf8 2.Qd2 Bxd5 0:(38) Heilmann Leisebein Peter, d4 exd4 6.Nxd4 Nxd4 7.Qxd4 Bxf5 8.Bd3 Qe7+ 9.Be3 Bxd3 0.Qxd3 Nf6.OO g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.Bxa7 OO 4.Rae Qf7 5.Bd4 Nd5 6.Nxd5 Qxd5 7.Bxg7 Qxd3 8.cxd3 Kxg7 9.a3 Rae8 : Poppa Ryan Kriechel Ben, Qc4+ Kh8 3.Nb5 Bg6 4.Nbxd4 d5 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.Qxc6 Bf7 7.Bb5 Rb8 8.b3 Rb6 9.Qd7 Qb8 20.Bd3 Rd6 2.Qh3 g6 0:(3) Blokisch Till Van Hove Ode, g3 Bxf5 6.Bg2 Nf6 7.OO Bd6 8.Nc3 Qd7 9.Bg5 Be6 0.Nb5 h6.nxd6+ Qxd6 2.Bd2 OOO 3.Re g5 4.Qe2 Rhe8 5.Bc3 Bg4 6.h3 Bh5 7.g4 d4 8.gxh5 dxc3 9.bxc3 Nd5 20.Nd2 Nxc3 2.Qg4+ Kb8 2 : 2 (58) Heika Gietl, Bd2 Nf6 6.h3 Bxf5 7.Nc3 Bc5 8.Qe2 OO 9.OOO Qd6 0.g4 Nxg4.hxg4 Bxg4 2.Bg2 Rxf3 3.Bxf3 Nd4 4.Bxd5+ Be6 5.Bxe6+ Qxe6 6.Qe4 g6 7.Qd5 Ne2+ 8.Kb Nxc3+ 9.Bxc3 Qxd5 20.f4 exf4 2.b4 Bd4 0:(27) Galimov Sergei Andrieu 924, a3 Bxf5 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Be2 e4 8.dxe4 dxe4 9.Qxd8+ Rxd8 0.Nd2 e3.fxe3 Bxc2 2.OO Ne5 3.Nf3 Nxf3+ 4.Bxf3 c6 5.Rf2 Bb3 6.Ne4 Nh6 7.Bd2 OO 8.Bc3 Nf5 9.Re2 Nd6 20.Bb4 Nf5 2.Bxe7 Nxe7 :0(37) Andersen Reidar Madsen, g4 h5 6.Qe2 Bd6 7.Bg5 Nf6 8.Bh3 Qe7 9.Nh4 Rh7 0.Ng6 Qf7.Bxf6 Qxf6 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.OOO Bxc3 4.bxc3 Bd7 5.f4 hxg4 6.Qxg4 OOO 7.Nxe5 Nxe5 8.fxe5 Qxe5 9.Kb2 Rh6 20.d4 Qf6 2.Qf3 Bb5 :0(60) Stallinga Robert Mark Ten Hoor Johan, c3 Bxf5 6.d4 e4 7.Ne5 Nxe5 8.dxe5 Bc5 9.Qh5+ Bg6 0.Qg5 Ne7.Be2 OO 2.f4 exf3 3.Bxf3 Rf5 4.Qg3 Nc6 5.Bf4 Nxe5 6.Bxe5 Qe7 7.Bxd5+ Kh8 8.Bf3 Rxe5+ 9.Kd Rd8+ 20.Kc Be3+ 2.Nd2 Bxd2+ 0:(24) Sundstrom Peter Johnsson Marcus, OO Nxe5 3.dxe5 c6 4.Qd4 c5 5.Qxd5 c4 6.Qc6+ Bd7 7.Qxe4 Rc8 8.Nc3 Qb6 9.e6 Qxe6 20.Qd4 Bc5 2.Qf4 Qf5 0:(30) Martinovic 2367 Kovacevic B 2490, Nf6 6.OO Bxf5 7.Re Bc5 8.h3 OO 9.Bf Qd6 0.Nc3 a6.ne2 e4 2.Bf4 Qd7 3.dxe4 Nxe4 4.Nfd4 Nxd4 5.Nxd4 Bxh3 6.Be3 Bg4 7.Be2 Bxe2 8.Qxe2 Rae8 9.Qd3 Bd6 20.Nf3 c6 2.Rad Qg4 0:(26) Jara Melanie Aguilar 240, fxe5 fxe5 3.c3 Qg7 4.Qd2 Bc5+ 5.Kh Ne7 6.b4 Bb6 7.a4 a5 8.b5 Kd7 9.Na3

6 Raf8 20.Nc2 Nf5 2.Nxf5 Rxf5 2 : 2 (48) Memic Feicht, Qd6 6.g4 Nf6 7.h3 Qb4+ 8.Nbd2 Qxb2 9.Nb3 Nb4 0.Kd2 Nxa2.Rb Bb4+ 2.Ke3 Nc3 3.Qc d4+ 4.Nfxd4 exd4+ 5.Nxd4 Qxb 6.Qxb Nxb 7.Nb3 Nc3 8.Bg2 OO 9.d4 a5 0: Pescod Fred Micheloud Luis Alberto, a3 Bc5 3.b4 Bd4 4.Bxf6 Rxf6 5.Nf3 Raf8 6.Nxd4 Nxd4 7.Rae Bh3 8.f4 exf4 9.Nxd5 R6f7 20.Rxf4 Bxg.Qxg2 Rxf4 : (35) Goris 2080 Benes Petr (CZE) 266, Triesen (Liechtenstein) dxe4 Nxe4 3.Nf3 Nxd2 4.Qxd2 d3 5.Bd Be4 6.Qe3 Qe7 7.Nc3 Rae8 8.Qxe4 Qxe4 9.Nxe4 Rxe4 20.Nd2 Re7 2.Nf3 Ne5 0:(65) Nieuwelink Seiler, 990; 0:(65) Pfeiffer Demuth Juergen, Qe7 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Bg5 d4 8.Ne4 Bxf5 9.c3 OOO 0.Ng3 Bg6.c4 h6 2.Bxf6 gxf6 3.Nh4 Bh7 4.Qg4+ Kb8 5.a3 Nb4 6.Nhf5 Qc5 7.Qd Na6 8.b4 Qc6 9.b5 Qe6 20.bxa6 Bxf5 2.Qf3 Qxa6 0:(40) Blake Robert Cornelison, g4 h5 7.Bg5 Nf6 8.Bh3 OO 9.Nbd2 Qe8 0.Bxf6 Rxf6.OOO hxg4 2.Bxg4 Bxf5 3.Bxf5 Rxf5 4.Rhg Qh5 5.Rg2 Raf8 6.Rdg R8f7 7.Qe3 Rxf3 8.Nxf3 Qxf3 9.Rxg7+ Kf8 20.Rxf7+ Qxf7 2.h4 Qf4 :0(4) Martinovic 2260 Cherin 230, Nge7 7.Bg5 d4 8.f6 gxf6 9.Bxf6 dxc3 0.Bxh8 cxb2.rb Ng6 2.Bxe5 Ncxe5 3.Nxe5 Nxe5 4.Rxb2 c6 5.d4 Qa5+ 6.Kd Bg4 7.f3 Qc3 8.dxe5 Bxe5 9.Qd2 Qxb0.fxg4 Qa+ 2.Qc OOO+ 0:(28) Lewis Gregory Kruger Pieter A, g4 Be6 3.a3 Qd7 4.Rg Bf8 5.Bxf8 Raxf8 6.Ne4 Rg7 7.Nc5 Qe7 8.Nxe6 Qxe6 9.Bg2 Ne7 20.OOO Ng6 2.Kb Nf4 2 : 2 (37) Paar Gegenfurtner, 2004.

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