Tree path 8 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Gambit › King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit › King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit Accepted › King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Staunton Line › King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit › King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit Accepted › King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Alapin Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Gambit C30
- King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit C31
- King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit Accepted C31
- King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Staunton Line C31
- King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit C31
- King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit Accepted C32
- King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Alapin Variation C32 you are here
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Alapin Variation
Overview
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Alapin Variation is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO C32 in the Open Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It is reached after 17 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4 Nxe4 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. Qe2 Bf2+ 8. Kd1 Qxd5+ 9. Nfd2.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit Accepted, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- C32
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 17
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