Albin_Counter_Gambit
Albin Countergambit
Chess opening
The Albin Countergambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves:
and the usual continuation is:
The opening is a gambit and an uncommon response to the Queen's Gambit. In exchange for the sacrificed pawn, Black has a central wedge at d4 and gets some chances for an attack. Often White will try to return the pawn at an opportune moment to gain a positional advantage.
In the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings the Albin Countergambit is assigned codes D08 and D09.