Tree path 8 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Gambit › King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit › King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit Accepted › King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Staunton Line › King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit › King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit Accepted › King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Main Line
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Gambit C30
- King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit C31
- King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit Accepted C31
- King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Staunton Line C31
- King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit C31
- King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit Accepted C32
- King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Main Line C32 you are here
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Main Line
Overview
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Main Line belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO C32, Open Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It is reached after 14 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4 Nxe4 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. Qe2 Bf5.
The line refines King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit Accepted, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Tarrasch Variation.
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- ECO code
- C32
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 14
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
9,724 games · White 49.1% / Draw 5.3% / Black 45.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 6,086 | |
| Be3 | 1,984 | |
| Nbd2 | 616 | |
| g4 | 465 | |
| Nfd2 | 432 | |
| c4 | 61 | |
| Qb5+ | 33 | |
| Ng5 | 20 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:57:10
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