Tree path 7 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
- 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 you are here
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit Accepted
Overview
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit Accepted is a gambit, classified under ECO code C32 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4, after 9 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It branches into 3 notable variations — King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Alapin Variation, King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Main Line.
In total, the branch covers 5 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- C32
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 9
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 5
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Variations (3)
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- C32 King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Alapin Variation 17-ply
- C32 King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit 11-ply
- C32 King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Main Line 14-ply
- C32 King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Variation 15-ply
- C32 King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Tarrasch Variation 16-ply