King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit

1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5

ECO C31

The King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit is a chess opening reached after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5, catalogued under code C31 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move d5 is chosen by Black on move 2.

15 named continuations branch from this position, including the Anderssen Attack and the Blackburne Attack.

Named variations

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