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. f4
King's gambit
King's gambit
2...exf4
Accepted
Accepted
Other
Declined
Declined
2. Nc3
Vienna
Vienna
Other
1. e4 other
- Barnes ?
- Borg ?
- Corn stalk ??
- Duras ??
- 1...b5 ??
2. c4
Queen's gambit
Queen's gambit
2. other
- Accelerated London
- Colle
- Levitsky !?
- Amazon ?!
- Blackmar-Diemer ?
- Mason ?
- Zurich ??
2. c4 other
2. other:
1. d4 ...other:
Flank
Unorthodox