Albin Countergambit, Modern Line
- 1.d4d5
- 2.c4e5
- 3.dxe5d4
- 4.Nf3Nc6
- 5.Nbd2
1,915 games
The Modern Line of the Albin Countergambit, 5. Nbd2, develops White's queen's knight to d2 and leads to play where White keeps a slight edge.
Train it in TheoriaAbout the Modern Line
The Modern Line, 5. Nbd2, brings the queen's knight out via d2 because the c3-square is covered by Black's pawn on d4. Black's most frequent reply is 5...Bg4, which can lead to the Krenosz line, 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Nxf3 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Qe7. Next in popularity is 5...Nge7, one of the engine's top choices. The other named options are 5...f6, the Janowski Variation, and 5...Qe7, the Balogh Variation. The engine rates White slightly better, and White scores well in practice.
Popular continuations
- 5... Bg4 Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Modern Line 33% 640
- 5... Nge7 Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Modern Line 25% 478
- 5... Bb4 Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Modern Line 16% 310
- 5... f6 Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Janowski Variation 3% 65
- 5... Qe7 Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Balogh Variation