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King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Hinrichsen Gambit

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Overview

King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Hinrichsen Gambit is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO C31 in the Open Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.

The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.

It begins with 5 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. d4 to reach the canonical position.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.

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ECO code
C31
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
5
Parent
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit

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Statistics from Lichess

155,414 games · White 48.8% / Draw 3.8% / Black 47.4%

MovesGamesW / D / B
dxe473,631
exf441,607
exd428,019
Nf63,610
Nc62,534
c52,183
f51,697
c6613

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:11:33

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