The Albin Counter-Gambit is a very sharp, aggressive, and remarkably hard to refute gambit opening for black, with which he tries to get white out of his “Queen’s gambit comfort zone” very early on.
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The opening was popularized by Adolf Albin in his famous 1893 game against Lasker, but it has been played once before in 1881.
Just for reference sake, here is the game. Unfortunately for Albin, it didn’t go too well.
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. a3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3
7. gxf3 Nxe5 8. f4 Nc6 9. Bg2 Qd7 10. b4 a6 11. Bb2 Rd8
12. Nd2 Nge7 13. Nb3 Nf5 14. Qd3 Be7 15. Be4 Nd6 16. Nc5 Qc8
17. Bf3 O-O 18. Rg1 Ne8 19. Nb3 Qd7 20. O-O-O Qd6 21. Kb1 Qxf4
22. Rg4 Qh6 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Rxd4 Rd6 25. c5 Re6 26. Qxa6
Qxh3 27. R4d3 Qg2 28. Nd4 Rf6 29. Re3 Bd8 30. Nc2 Rxf2
31. Rxd8 1-0
By playing the early e5, black is trying to cause disharmony in the white center by advancing his pawn to d4 (if the gambit is accepted), and thus making it much harder for white to develop his pieces.
Unlike in other series, for the Albin Counter-Gambit, since it’s not a theory heavy opening, I have covered everything in one video. I hope it’s understandable and helpful!
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