Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Modern Line

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

ECO D08

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Modern 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.Nbd2.

It is catalogued under code D08 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Nbd2 is chosen by White on move 5.

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Modern Line is a line of the Queen's Gambit Declined. The Queen's Gambit Declined is a chess opening that begins 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6. Read the complete Queen's Gambit Declined guide: what it is, how to reach it, its main variations, how to play against it, and its history.

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