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

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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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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)

일반적인 퀸 폰 오프닝, 양쪽 모두 중앙을 통제합니다.

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

  • •전개를 완료하기 위해 남는 폰을 돌려줌
  • •e3 또는 f3로 d4 폰 약화
  • •킹 사이드 캐슬링 및 통합
  • •열린 포지션에서 비숍 쌍 활용
  • •흑의 활발한 기물에 유리한 선 열기 피하기

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Black's Plans

  • •빠르게 기물 전개 및 위협 생성
  • •전진된 d4 폰을 가능한 한 오래 유지
  • •반대쪽 캐슬링 공격을 위한 퀸 사이드 캐슬링
  • •Bg4, Bh3 또는 Nd4로 전술적 기회 찾기
  • •킹 사이드 공격을 위해 h 폰 밀기 (h5-h4-h3)

Key Variations

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

Main Line

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.g3 Bf5 6.Bg2 Qd7 7.O-O O-O-O 8.Nbd2 Bh3

가장 중요한 라인. 흑은 h3에 비숍을 희생하여 백의 킹 사이드를 약화시키고 메이트 공격을 생성합니다.

Lasker Trap

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

백의 탐욕스러운 6.Bxb4가 흑이 체크와 함께 승급하도록 허용하는 유명한 함정입니다. 백은 6.fxe3를 대신 플레이해야 합니다.

Tartakower Variation

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 Qe7 6.Nb3

백이 나이트를 b3로 전개하여 d4를 노리고 흑의 중앙을 약화시킬 준비를 합니다.

Alapin Variation

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.a3

백이 퀸 사이드 확장을 위해 b4를 준비하고 흑의 비숍 옵션을 제한합니다.

Krejcik Variation

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.e4

백이 선을 열고 기물을 활성화하기 위해 폰을 돌려주는 야심차고 위험한 수입니다.

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?

공격적이고 날카로움

알빈 카운터 갬빗은 양측 모두 승리 기회를 가지며 최고의 플레이어가 보통 승리하는 전술적이고 양날의 검과 같은 포지션을 이끕니다.

기습 무기

대부분의 퀸스 갬빗 플레이어는 이 날카로운 카운터 갬빗에 대한 준비가 부족하여 흑에게 실질적인 기회를 제공합니다.

역동적인 보상

흑은 희생된 폰에 대한 훌륭한 기물 활동성, 전진된 d4 폰, 킹 사이드 공격 기회를 얻습니다.

느린 포지션 플레이 회피

정통 퀸스 갬빗의 느린 기동 포지션을 싫어한다면, 알빈은 즉각적인 전술과 행동을 제공합니다.

Common Traps

Watch out for these dangerous tactical pitfalls

Lasker Trap

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+

백이 b4에서 비숍을 탐욕스럽게 잡지만, 흑은 체크와 함께 폰을 승급하고 쉽게 승리합니다. 백은 6.fxe3를 두어야 합니다.

Schlechter Trap

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

백이 h3로 킹 사이드를 약화시켜 흑이 f3의 핀으로 물질적 이득을 얻도록 허용합니다.

Beginner Tips

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흑으로서, 어떤 비용을 치르더라도 d4 폰을 지키려 하지 말고, 이를 기물 활동성에 활용하세요.

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오프닝에서는 물질보다 빠른 전개가 중요합니다.

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퀸 사이드로 캐슬링하고 킹 사이드 공격을 시작할 준비를 하세요.

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백으로서, 탐욕 부리지 마세요 - 전개를 완료하기 위해 필요하다면 폰을 돌려주세요.

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라스커 함정을 철저히 연구하세요 - 이는 알빈에서 가장 유명한 함정입니다.

Common Albin Counter-Gambit patterns we detect

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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

Pawn sacrificeRapid developmentTactical complicationsInitiative for materialSurprise weapon

openings.page.sections.notablePlayers

Adolf AlbinAlexander MorozevichEmil Sutovsky

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

아돌프 알빈이 세계 챔피언 에마누엘 라스커를 상대로 그의 카운터 갬빗을 선보인 게임으로, 패배했음에도 불구하고 이 오프닝을 널리 알렸습니다.

MotwanivsMorozevich
Islington 19930-1

알빈 카운터 갬빗의 전술적 풍부함과 공격 잠재력을 보여주는 모로제비치의 훌륭한 공격 승리입니다.

Learning Resources

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알빈 카운터-갬빗 완전 가이드 - GothamChess

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알빈 카운터-갬빗 - Chess.com

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