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Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit
Overview
Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code D08 within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.
The line arises from 4 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5.
It is a variation of Queen's Gambit, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
It branches into 3 notable variations — Lasker Trap, Normal Line, Spassky Variation.
Together the deeper variations number 12 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- D08
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 4
- Parent
- Queen's Gambit
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 12
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Variations (3)
Show all 12 sub-variations (full subtree)
- D08 Lasker Trap 10-ply
- D08 Normal Line 7-ply
- D08 Spassky Variation 7-ply
- D09 Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation 9-ply
- D08 Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Modern Line 9-ply
- D08 Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Tartakower Defense 8-ply
- D08 Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Balogh Variation 10-ply
- D09 Be6 Line 10-ply
- D09 Bf5 Line 10-ply
- D09 Bg4 Line 10-ply
- D08 Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Janowski Variation 10-ply
- D08 Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Krenosz Variation 16-ply