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Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation, Bg4 Line
Overview
Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation, Bg4 Line is a gambit, classified under ECO code D09 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 10 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 Bg4.
It is a variation of Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- D09
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 10
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