King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit Accepted

1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5

ECO C31

The King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit Accepted is a chess opening reached after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5, catalogued under code C31 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move exd5 is chosen by White on move 3.

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