Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation, Bf5 Line

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.g3 Bf5

ECO D09

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation, Bf5 Line is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Declined complex, reached after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.g3 Bf5.

It is catalogued under code D09 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Bf5 is chosen by Black on move 5.

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