Albin Countergambit

Albin Countergambit

Infobox chess opening

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moves = 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5
ECO = D08-D09
birth = Salvioli vs Cavallotti Milan, 1881
nameorigin = Adolf Albin
parentopening = Queen's Gambit
chessgid = 1727782&move=3&moves=d4.d5.c4.e5&nodes=10703.75972.75973.1727782

The Albin Countergambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves:1. :2.

History

Although this opening was originally played by Cavallotti against Salvioli at the Milan tournament of 1881, it takes its name from Adolf Albin who played it against Lasker in New York 1893.The Albin Countergambit is an uncommon defense to the Queen's Gambit. Although it is rarely played by masters, it seems to be better than its reputation.Fact|date=May 2008

Variations

The Albin Countergambit is given ECO codes D08 and D09 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings classification scheme.

The usual continuation is 3.dxe5 d4, where in exchange for the gambit pawn Black has a central wedge at d4 and gets some chances for an attack.Often White will try to return the pawn at an appropriate moment in order to gain a positional advantage.

Lasker trap

The Black pawn at d4 is stronger than it may appear. The careless move 4.e3? can lead to the Lasker Trap. After 4...Bb4+ 5.Bd2 dxe3 6.Bxb4?? is a blunder — 6...exf2+ 7.Ke2 fxg1=N+ and Black wins. The Lasker Trap is notable because it is rare to see an underpromotion as early as move 7.

Spassky Variation

In the Spassky Variation White plays 4.e4 to take advantage of the fact that an en passant capture must be made immediately after the enemy pawn moves. Now after 4...Bb4+ 5.Bd2 the en passant capture ...dxe3 is no longer available for Black because of the intervening moves.

Main line

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Main line after 3...d4 4.Nf3 Nc6
The main line continues 4.Nf3 Nc6 (4...c5 allows 5.e3 because Black no longer has the bishop check) and now White's primary options are 5.a3, 5.Nbd2, and 5.g3.Perhaps White's surest try for an advantage is to fianchetto his king bishop with 5.g3 followed by Bg2 and Nbd2.Black will often castle queenside.A typical continuation is 5.g3 Be6 6.Nbd2 Qd7 7.Bg2 0-0-0 8.0-0 Bh3.

References

*cite book | author=Ward, Chris | title=Unusual Queen's Gambit Declined | publisher=Everyman Chess | year=2002 | id=ISBN 1-85744-218-0
*citation
last1=Hooper | first1=David | author1-link=David Vincent Hooper
last2=Whyld | first2=Kenneth | author2-link=Kenneth Whyld
year=1992 | title=The Oxford Companion to Chess | edition=2
publisher=Oxford University Press
isbn=0-19-280049-3
pages=

* [http://www.chesscafe.com/text/skittles239.pdf Adolf Albin and the Genesis of the Albin Counter Gambit Part I] , O. G. Urcan, chesscafe.com
* [http://www.chesscafe.com/text/skittles241.pdf Adolf Albin and the Genesis of the Albin Counter Gambit Part II] , O. G. Urcan, chesscafe.com


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