Tree path 4 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit › Normal Line
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game D00
- Queen's Gambit D06
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit D08
- Normal Line D08 you are here
Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Normal Line
Overview
Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Normal Line 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.
It begins with 7 plies and takes 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
It branches into 3 notable variations — Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation, Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Modern Line, Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Tartakower Defense.
Together the deeper variations number 9 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- D08
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 7
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 9
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Variations (3)
Show all 9 sub-variations (full subtree)
- 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