Falkbeer Countergambit (3...e4)
Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. f4/2...d5/3. exd5/3...e4
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
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Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 |
Falkbeer Countergambit
[edit | edit source]3...e4
[edit | edit source]After giving the pawn on d5, the e4 square is now free so Black pushes the e pawn instead of taking on f4. The idea is to ruin White's plan of opening the f file. The e4 pawn will also be quite a nuisance for White as it prevents natural development of the knight on f3. White will thus try to get rid of this pawn as soon as possible.
Theory table
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1. e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4
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d3 Nf6 |
dxe4 Nxe4 |
Nf3 Bc5 |
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Nc3 |
References
[edit | edit source]- Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
2. Nf3
2. Other
1. e4 ...other:
2. other
With 2...e6:
With 2...g6:
With other 2nd moves for Black:
With 2...g6:
With other 2nd moves for Black:
2. other:
1. d4 f5
Dutch defence
Dutch defence
1. d4 ...other:
Flank
Unorthodox