Tree path 4 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Gambit › King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit › Milner-Barry Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Gambit C30
- King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit C31
- Milner-Barry Variation C31 you are here
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Milner-Barry Variation
Overview
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Milner-Barry Variation is a gambit, classified under ECO code C31 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.
The line arises from 5 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. Nc3.
It is a variation of King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Van Geet Opening: Grünfeld Defense, Steiner Gambit.
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- ECO code
- C31
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 5
- Direct variations
- 1
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