Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Normal Line

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3

ECO D08

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Normal 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.

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

The defining move Nf3 is chosen by White on move 4.

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