Tree path 4 levels Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian › Blumenfeld Countergambit › Duz-Khotimirsky Variation › Blumenfeld Countergambit: Spielmann Variation
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- Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian E10
- Blumenfeld Countergambit E10
- Duz-Khotimirsky Variation E10
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Blumenfeld Countergambit: Spielmann Variation
Overview
Blumenfeld Countergambit: Spielmann Variation belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO E10, Indian Defenses). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
Play reaches this position via 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. Bg5 exd5 6. cxd5 h6, after 12 plies of opening development.
The line refines Blumenfeld Countergambit: Duz-Khotimirsky Variation, which traces back to the root opening Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian.
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- ECO code
- E10
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 12
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