As Black

Albin Countergambit · Intermediate

Against the Queen's Gambit, Black strikes back at once with ...e5: the pawn that reaches d4 is a real thorn for White.

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Lines

1. Opponent's mistake · 6.Bxb4

   1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.e3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 dxe3 6.Bxb4 exf2+ 7.Ke2 fxg1=N+

2. Albin Countergambit, Normal Line · 9...Nxb4 10.a3

   1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.e3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 dxe3 7.Bxb4 exf2+ 8.Ke2 Qxd1+ 9.Kxd1 Nxb4 10.a3 Nc6

3. Albin Countergambit, Normal Line · 9...Nxb4 10.Nc3

   1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.e3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 dxe3 7.Bxb4 exf2+ 8.Ke2 Qxd1+ 9.Kxd1 Nxb4 10.Nc3 Bg4

4. 5...dxe3 6.fxe3

   1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.e3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 dxe3 6.fxe3 Qh4+ 7.g3 Qe4

5. Albin Countergambit, Normal Line · 4...Nc6 5.Bg5

   1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bg5 Be7 6.Bxe7 Ngxe7 7.e3 Bg4

6. Albin Countergambit, Normal Line · 6...dxe3 7.fxe3

   1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.e3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 dxe3 7.fxe3 Bxd2+ 8.Nbxd2 Qe7 9.Be2 Nxe5 10.O-O Ng4

7. 3...exd4 4.Qxd4

   1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.Nc3 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qd1 d4 6.Nd5 Be6 7.e4 dxe3

8. Albin Countergambit, Normal Line · 4...Nc6 5.a3

   1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.a3 Nge7 6.e3 Bg4 7.Be2 dxe3

9. 3...exd4 4.Nxd5

   1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.Nc3 exd4 4.Nxd5 c6 5.Nf4 Nf6 6.Nf3 c5 7.e3 Nc6