The Latvian-Blackmar-Diemer gambit

I focused on the Sneiders Attack some time ago, and concluded black has the upper hand. But what should white play when black bravely counterattacks with 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 e5 ? My favorite has always been 4.Nxe4, as white maintains a complicated game.

Balck can respond in several ways, today I will focus on black's best move 4...Qxd4 after which white must play 5.Bd3.

Black now has the luxury of choice, the strongest being 5...f5 6.Nf3 (diagram)

 

Where should the black majesty go ? Let's see what happens when she moves back to her original place, home sweet home, after all ?

White now has 7.Neg5 (diagram)

Black might now be tempted into 7...e4, trying to win a piece.  But now comes the move 8.Ne5!! (diagram)

Wow, what a move ! But my silicon assistant does find some great lines that no human will ever find behind the board ( unless of course you read my column ). Now we cant examine all possible moves here, but let's see whta happens if black eats the piece - a piece is a piece after all !!

8...exd3 9.00 (diagram)

a/ 9...Qf6 10.Rfe1
My computer sees this now as a line from the Latvian gambit (C40) !!! Maybe he just wants to be kind to me, as he knows I love the Latvian nearly as much as the Blackmar-Diemer

...a1/ 10...Ne7 11.Nef7

......a1a/ 11...f4 12.Bxf4 (offering a second piece) Qxf3 13.Qxd3 (+=)
......a1b/ 11...h6 12.Nxh8 g6 13.Ngf7 (+=)
......a1c/ 11...g6 12.Qxd3 (++)
......a1d/ 11...Rg7 12.Qxd3 (++)

......a1e/ 11...Nc6 12.Nxh8 (+=)

......a1f/ 11...Nd7 12.Nxh8 (++)

...a2/ 10...Be7 11.Nef7

......a2a/ 11...h6 12.Nxh8 hxg5 13.Qh5+ Kd7 14.Qh7 (+)

......a2b/ 11...f4 12.Qxd3 (+=)

......a2c/ 11...Nc6 12.Nxh8 (+=)

b/ 9...Qd5 10.Re1 Be7 11.Qh5+ (+)

c/ 9...Qd4 10.Nef7 (+=)

d/ 9...Nf6 10.Nef7 (+)

e/ 9...Nc6 10.Qh5+ g6 11.Nxg6 Nf6 12.Re1+ (+=)

So we have it finally confirmed - the Blackmar-Diemer is superior to the Latvian !