King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3

ECO C31

The King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit is a chess opening line in the King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3.

It is catalogued under code C31 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move d3 is chosen by White on move 4.

4 named continuations branch from this position, including the Morphy Defense and the Keres Variation.

Named variations

• King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Morphy Defense — ECO C31
• King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Keres Variation — ECO C32
• King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Main Line — ECO C32
• King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Old Line — ECO C32

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