The Chess Mind

If even the über-maverick Stefan Bücker argues that the Latvian is bad (permalink here) - almost a forced loss - there might be a lesson for the rest of us. Of course, if you want to play the Latvian, no one is stopping you. Chess is supposed to be fun. If you find it more fun to win from time to time, though, it might be appropriate to consider a change.

It's a rare chess player who doesn't know the Fried Liver Attack in the Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Nxf7!?), but how does one Fried Liver the opponent in a Slav? Robert Kempinski has apparently found the answer - have a look.