As Black

Albin Countergambit · Basic

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. Deadly mate · 6.Bxb4

   1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.e3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 dxe3 6.Bxb4 exf2+ 7.Ke2 fxg1=N+ 8.Rxg1 Bg4+ 9.Ke1 Qxd1+ 10.Kf2 Qd4+ 11.Kg3 Qe3+ 12.Kxg4 h5+ 13.Kf5 g6#

2. Deadly mate · 7.b3

   1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.Nc3 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qxd5 Be6 6.Qxd8+ Rxd8 7.b3 Nb4 8.Rb1 Nc2#

3. Deadly mate · 7.Nf3

   1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.Nc3 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qxd5 Be6 6.Qxd8+ Rxd8 7.Nf3 Nb4 8.Rb1 Nc2#

4. Opponent's mistake · 7.e3

   1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.Nc3 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qxd5 Be6 6.Qxd8+ Rxd8 7.e3 Nb4 8.Rb1 Nc2+ 9.Ke2 Bxc4+ 10.Kf3 Bxf1

5. Opponent's mistake · 5.Nb4

   1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.Nc3 exd4 4.Nxd5 c6 5.Nb4 Bxb4+

6. Opponent's mistake · 7.e4

   1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.Nc3 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qxd5 Be6 6.Qxd8+ Rxd8 7.e4 Nb4 8.Rb1 Nc2+ 9.Ke2 Bxc4+ 10.Kf3 Bxf1

7. 5...dxe3 6.fxe3

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

8. Albin Countergambit, Normal Line · 4...Nc6 5.e3

   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. 4...Nc6 5.Qxd5

   1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.Nc3 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qxd5 Be6 6.Qxd8+ Rxd8

10. 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

11. 4...Nc6 5.Qe3+

    1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.Nc3 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qe3+ Be7 6.Nxd5 Be6

12. 3...exd4 4.Nxd5

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