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The Albin Countergambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5. and the usual continuation is: 3. dxe5 d4. The opening is a gambit and an uncommon response to the Queen's Gambit. In exchange for the sacrificed pawn, Black has a central wedge at d4 and gets some chances for an attack.
The Albin Countergambit. The black pawn on d4 is stronger than it appears. 4. e3? Careless. Usual and better is 4.Nf3. 4... Bb4+ 5. Bd2 dxe3! (see diagram) Now White's best option is to accept doubled pawns with 6.fxe3, which the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings gives as the best move. Black gets a slight advantage, but White has avoided the ...
Albin Countergambit – D08 – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 [1] Zilbermints Gambit ... Tarrasch Defense Marshall Gambit – D32 – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.e4 [226]
Countergambit: A gambit played by Black, often in response to another gambit. Examples of this include the Albin Countergambit in response to the Queen's Gambit, the Falkbeer Countergambit in response to the King's Gambit, and the Greco Counter Gambit (the former name of the Latvian Gambit) in response to the King's Knight Opening.
In chess, a trap is a move which tempts the opponent to play a bad move. [1] Traps are common in all phases of the game; in the opening, some traps have occurred often enough that they have acquired names.
Albin Countergambit – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 – named after Adolf Albin [7] Alburt Variation of the Alekhine's Defence – 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 g6 – named after Lev Alburt [8] Alekhine–Chatard Attack on the French Defence – 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4 – named after Alexander Alekhine and Eugene Chatard [9]
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This glossary of chess explains commonly used terms in chess, in alphabetical order.Some of these terms have their own pages, like fork and pin.For a list of unorthodox chess pieces, see Fairy chess piece; for a list of terms specific to chess problems, see Glossary of chess problems; for a list of named opening lines, see List of chess openings; for a list of chess-related games, see List of ...