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Sharp gambit against the Queen's Gambit. See if your tactics succeed.

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Albin Counter-Gambit Report

29 GAMESSample Data
Win Rate
52%

Performance vs Other Openings

Albin Counter-Gambit52% Win
Other Openings46% Win

Key Insights

Your advanced d4 pawn becomes a potent weapon when you understand how to support it
black

d4 Pawn Advance Creates Winning Chances in 60% of Lasker Trap Games

What this means
After 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4, your d4 pawn reaches the fourth rank and creates real problems for White in your Lasker Trap games. In 6 of 10 games, the d4 pawn either survived past move 20 or forced White into awkward concessions to eliminate it. Game #78 showcases this perfectly: after 4.e3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 dxe3 6.Bxb4 exf2+ 7.Ke2 fxg1=N+, you executed the famous Lasker Trap knight promotion and won in 24 moves. Your accuracy in positions with a protected passed d-pawn averages 82%, well above your overall 74%. The d4 pawn is the heart of the Albin and you play around it instinctively.
How to improve
Continue leveraging the d4 pawn as the central theme of your Albin play. In positions where the Lasker Trap is not available, focus on supporting d4 with ...Nc6, ...Bf5, and ...O-O-O to create maximum pressure. Study the concept of the 'pawn wedge' — a pawn on d4 supported by pieces divides White's position and makes coordination difficult. Also prepare for White's main defense: 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Nbd2, where you need to know the specific plan of ...Nge7, ...Ng6, and ...Bg4 to maintain pressure.
#pawn-advance#strengths#initiative
Your dynamic piece play in the Albin generates compensation early but dissipates in longer games
black
High Impact

Piece Activity Compensation Fades After Move 25

What this means
In your 12 Normal Variation games, you achieve strong piece activity compensation for the gambit pawn in the opening and middlegame — your pieces reach active squares 2.1 moves faster than in your non-gambit openings. However, in games lasting beyond move 25, your win rate plummets to 25% (2 wins, 4 losses, 2 draws). The problem is structural: once the middlegame simplifies, the missing e5 pawn leaves you with a long-term material deficit and no attacking chances. In game #156, you had a powerful initiative by move 15 with pieces on d4, f5, and g4, but after a series of exchanges, you entered a rook endgame down a pawn with no compensation. Game #203 shows the same pattern — brilliant attacking moves until move 22, then a slow grind into a lost endgame.
How to improve
The Albin Counter-Gambit demands that you convert your piece activity into a concrete advantage before simplification. Set a mental clock: by move 20, you should either have won back the pawn, created a passed pawn, or launched a decisive attack. Avoid piece exchanges unless they improve your position structurally. When you sense the position is simplifying, look for ways to create imbalances — opposite-colored bishops, rook activity on open files, or king safety disparities. Study Morozevich's Albin games for examples of maintaining dynamic compensation deep into the middlegame.
#compensation#middlegame#endgame-transition
The sharpest Albin lines expose gaps in your tactical calculation
High Impact

Tactical Opportunities Missed in 43% of Moret Gambit Positions

What this means
In your 7 Moret Gambit games (involving the aggressive 4...Bb4+ and 5...dxe3 lines), engine analysis flags 11 positions where you missed tactical shots — averaging 1.6 missed tactics per game, compared to 0.7 in your Normal Variation games. The Moret Gambit creates highly unbalanced positions with pieces flying everywhere, and your blunder rate in these games is 10.3%, nearly double your overall rate. Game #312 is the most painful: you missed a discovered attack with ...Nxe5+ on move 12 that would have won White's queen. Instead you played ...Be6, and White consolidated with Nc3 and went on to win. Game #289 saw you overlook a back-rank tactic on move 16 that would have forced checkmate in 3.
How to improve
Before entering Moret Gambit positions, invest in tactical training specifically around discovered attacks, back-rank motifs, and piece forks in open positions. When the position becomes sharp after ...dxe3, slow down and calculate concretely before each move — spend at least 2 minutes on critical positions. Practice the key tactical patterns: ...Nxe5 discoveries, ...Qh4+ threats, and bishop pin combinations on the a5-e1 diagonal. If the tactical demands are consistently too high, consider the calmer Normal Variation where your 50% win rate suggests more comfort.
#tactics#calculation#blunders

Top Variations

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Lasker Trap Line
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2
Normal Variation
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3
Moret Gambit
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What we analyze in your Albin Counter-Gambit games

Your tactical accuracy in sharp positions

Your compensation for the gambit pawn

Your attacking success rate

Your piece coordination and activity

Learn This Opening

Play through the main line move by move

1.pawn to d4 (d4) pawn to d5 (d5)

Ouverture classique du pion dame, les deux camps contrôlent le centre.

Opponent is playing…
1.d4d52.c4e53.dxe5d44.Nf3Nc65.g3Bf56.Bg2Qd77.O-OO-O-O

Key Positions to Know

Critical concepts every Albin Counter-Gambit player should understand

The ...e5 Counter-Gambit

After 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5!?, Black boldly sacrifices a pawn to seize the initiative. The idea is radical — rather than passively defending d5, Black counter-attacks in the center. After 3.dxe5, Black gets a dangerous passed d-pawn that can become a powerful weapon.

The ...d4-d3 Pawn Thrust

Black's most dangerous weapon is pushing the d-pawn to d4 and then d3, where it becomes a thorn deep in White's position. The d3 pawn disrupts White's development, blocks the bishop's natural squares, and creates lasting complications that can be very hard to untangle.

Dynamic Piece Compensation

Even without the d3 advance, Black gets active piece play with ...Nc6, ...Bf5, and ...Bb4+. The lead in development and active piece placement compensate for the sacrificed pawn. White must play carefully to hold the extra material while fending off Black's initiative.

Strategic Plans

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White's Plans

  • •Rendre le pion supplémentaire si besoin pour achever convenablement le développement
  • •Saper le pion d4 par un coup sec avec e3 ou f3
  • •Sécuriser le roi en roquant vite et consolider ses acquis
  • •Tirer profit de l'avantage conféré par la paire de fous dans les positions ouvertes
  • •Éviter à tout prix d'ouvrir des lignes et diagonales mortelles pour les redoutables pièces noires

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Black's Plans

  • •Faire feu de tout bois pour rapidement déployer l'artillerie lourde et harceler d'emblée l'adversaire
  • •Maintenir coûte que coûte le clou enfoncé en d4 aussi longtemps que possible pour semer la paralysie
  • •Verrouiller le grand roque pour projeter une tempête de pions ravageuse à l'aile roi (via h5-h4-h3)
  • •Traquer les tactiques avec un percutant Bg4, Bh3, ou un saut de cavalier meurtrier en Nd4
  • •Push the h-pion for a aile roi attaque (h5-h4-h3)

Key Variations

Explore the most important branches and transpositions in the Albin Counter-Gambit.

Ligne Principale

3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.g3 Bf5 6.Bg2 Qd7 7.O-O O-O-O 8.Nbd2 Bh3

La ligne la plus critique. Les Noirs sacrifient le fou en h3 pour affaiblir l'aile roi des Blancs et créer de violentes attaques de mat.

Piège de Lasker

3.dxe5 d4 4.e3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 dxe3 6.Bxb4?? exf2+ 7.Ke2 fxg1=Q

Un piège célèbre où 6.Bxb4?! goulument joué par les Blancs permet aux Noirs de promouvoir le pion avec échec. Les Blancs auraient dû jouer 6.fxe3.

Variante Tartakover

3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 Qe7 6.Nb3

Les Blancs développent le cavalier en b3 où lorgne d4 et se prépare à miner le centre des Noirs.

Variante Alapine

3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.a3

Les Blancs préparent b4 pour procéder à une expansion à l'aile dame et limitent les options de développement du fou noir.

Variante Krejcik

3.dxe5 d4 4.e4

Un coup ambitieux et risqué où les Blancs rendent le pion pour libérer l'espace central et mobiliser rapidement leurs pièces.

Opening Statistics

Original research from 504 real amateur games — data you won't find anywhere else.

Avg. Game Length
64.4moves2.0
Underdog Wins
50.0%10.7%
Quick Finishes
4.3%1.4%
Endgame Reach
76.1%2.2%
White's Edge
+20.7%17.0%
Favors BlackEqualFavors White

At 1200-1400

📊Games last 64 moves on average — 2 moves shorter than average for this bracket.

📊The lower-rated player wins 50.0% of games — this opening is a great equalizer.

📊4.3% of games end before move 20 — most games get into the middlegame.

📊76.1% of games reach the endgame (40+ moves) — about typical for this bracket.

📊White's edge is +20.7% — White has a clear advantage at this level.

How This Opening Changes as You Improve

RatingGamesWhite's EdgeAvg. Game LengthUnderdog WinsQuick FinishesEndgame Reach
800-100056
+39.3%66 /7 /27
50-942.9%14.3%55.4%
1000-120082
+11.0%55 /1 /44
58-532.3%3.7%67.1%
1200-140092
+20.7%60 /1 /39
64-250.0%4.3%76.1%
1400-1600101
-2.0%47 /5 /49
62-735.7%6.9%71.3%
1600-1800173
-2.9%46 /6 /49
7231.5%6.4%85.0%

Based on 504 games · Updated

Why Play the Albin Counter-Gambit?

Agressif et Tranchant

Le Contre-Gambit Albin mène à des positions tactiques à double tranchant où les deux camps ont des chances de gain et où le meilleur joueur l'emporte généralement.

Arme de Surprise

La plupart des joueurs du Gambit Dame ne sont pas préparés à ce contre-gambit tranchant, ce qui donne aux Noirs des chances pratiques.

Compensation Dynamique

Les Noirs obtiennent une excellente activité de pièces, le pion avancé en d4 et des chances d'attaque à l'aile roi pour le pion sacrifié.

Évite le Jeu Positionnel Lent

Si vous n'aimez pas les manœuvres lentes du Gambit Dame orthodoxe, le Contre-Gambit Albin offre une tactique et une action immédiates.

Common Traps

Watch out for these dangerous tactical pitfalls

Piège de Lasker

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.e3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 dxe3 6.Bxb4 exf2+ 7.Ke2 fxg1=Q 8.Rxg1?? Bg4+

Les Blancs s'emparent avidement du fou en b4, mais à l'issue d'une violente série tactique, les Noirs damnent le pion avec pertes et fracas pour les Blancs. La seule option viable pour les Blancs était l'humble 6.fxe3.

Piège de Schlechter

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 Bg4 6.h3 Bxf3?? 7.Nxf3 Bb4+

Les Blancs lâchent bêtement la bride sur l'aile roi en jouant imprudemment h3. Cédant ainsi face à la pernicieuse foudre du clouage qui entraîne l'inévitable perte de l'avantage matériel sur f3.

Beginner Tips

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Retenez bien ceci : Avec les pièces noires, ne luttez jamais bec et ongles pour ce maudit pion en d4... Réutilisez plutôt cette tension au profit de vos assauts !

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La vitesse compte plus que votre garde-robe. Développer massivement le plus vite possible est cent fois plus primordial que de grappiller ou protéger bêtement du matériel dans l'ouverture.

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Restez constamment prêt à foncer sabre au clair : le grand roque suivi d'une déferlante sur l'aile roi s'avèrent redoutables.

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Si vous jouez avec les pièces Blanches, n'ayez jamais la folie des grandeurs... et soyez paré à restituer calmement tout pion pour finaliser et verrouiller élégamment le développement avant les ennuis !

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Décortiquez avec la plus grande assiduité le fameux Piège de Lasker. C'est de loin le classique des classiques que tout joueur d'Albin se doit de sublimer inlassablement !

Common Albin Counter-Gambit patterns we detect

We automatically check if you fall for these specific traps.

About the Albin Counter-Gambit

The Albin Counter-Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5) is a sharp and aggressive response to the Queen's Gambit, sacrificing a pawn for rapid development.

We analyze your tactical accuracy, compensation quality, and attacking effectiveness in this sharp gambit.

openings.page.sections.keyThemes

Sacrifice de pionDéveloppement rapideComplications tactiquesInitiative contre matérielArme de surprise

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Albin Counter-Gambit analysis

The Albin Counter-Gambit arises after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5, where Black immediately sacrifices a pawn to disrupt White's classical Queen's Gambit setup. Black's idea is to place a pawn on d4 after 3.dxe5 d4, creating a passed pawn deep in White's territory. Rather than playing solid Queen's Gambit structures, Black seeks dynamic imbalance and active piece play as compensation for the sacrificed pawn.
After 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4, Black's strategy centers on the advanced d4 pawn. Black develops pieces rapidly — typically ...Nc6, ...Be6, and ...Qd7 — to support the pawn and generate piece activity. The d4 pawn ties down White's forces and creates long-term initiative. Black also uses the open e-file and the threat of ...d3 to disrupt White's coordination and compensation for the sacrificed e-pawn.
The Lasker Trap is one of the most famous tricks in opening theory. After 3.dxe5 d4 4.e3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2, Black plays 5...dxe3! If White greedily captures with 6.Bxb4, Black promotes a pawn immediately: 6...exf2+ 7.Ke2 fxg1=Q, winning with a new queen. White must instead play 6.fxe3 to avoid losing. The trap punishes White's greedy pawn capture and demonstrates the latent power of Black's aggressive pawn advance.
White's most reliable response is 3.dxe5, accepting the pawn. Rather than trying to hold the extra pawn at all costs, White should return material safely with 4.Nf3 and develop rapidly: 4...Nc6 5.g3 Bf5 6.Bg2, establishing a solid fianchetto structure. Attempting to keep the e5 pawn with moves like 4.e3 risks the Lasker Trap. The key principle is quick development and reaching a balanced middlegame before Black's activity fully materializes.

Famous Games

LaskervsAlbin
New York 18931-0

La partie où Adolf Albin dégaina son effronté contre-gambit face à l'illustre Champion du Monde Emanuel Lasker. Bien qu'il concéda la défaite, l'ouverture est depuis gravée au panthéon des échecs.

MotwanivsMorozevich
Islington 19930-1

Une fulgurante masterclass offensive signée Morozevich, illustrant à la perfection toute la richesse tactique et la puissance destructrice intrinsèque au redoutable Contre-Gambit Albin.

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