King's Gambit, Falkbeer Countergambit
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| Moves | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ECO | C31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Named after | Ernst Falkbeer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Open Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Falkbeer Countergambit is a chess opening that begins:
Black disdains the pawn and instead makes an all-out attempt to take advantage of White's kingside weakness. A more modern interpretation of the Falkbeer is 2...d5 3 exd5 c6!?, as advocated by Aron Nimzowitsch. The opening bears the name of Austrian master Ernst Falkbeer who played the opening in as game against Adolf Anderssen[1]. The Falkbeer is generally considered to slightly favor White. Only if White plays 3. fxe5? would it be a mistake, because Black can play 3...Qh4+, followed by 4. Ke2 Qxe4+ 5. Kf2 Bc5+ 6. Kg3 Qxe5+, securing a heavy positional advantage.
The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings code for the Falkbeer Countergambit is C31.
Footnotes
- ^ Adolf Anderssen vs Ernst Falkbeer, game played in 1851
External links
Takchess Chess Improvement - The Spirit of the Falkbeer Countergambit KGD
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