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Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. Bf4/2...c5

< Chess Opening Theory | 1. d4 | 1...d5 | 2. Bf4
Steinitz Countergambit
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8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black kingd7 black kinge7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black pawnd5 black pawne5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 white pawne4 black kingf4 white bishopg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 black kinge2 white pawnf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 black kingd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

rnbqkbnr/pp2pppp/8/2pp4/3P1B2/8/PPP1PPPP/RN1QKBNR w

Moves: 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5

Accelerated London, Steinitz Countergambit

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Black responds by immediately striking in the center with c5. White's most common reply is 3. e3 defending the d4-pawn and building a solid center. Accepting the offered pawn with 3. dxc5 is possible, but this is much less common as it doubles White's pawns on the c-file and abandons White's plan to construct a closed position for the London. 3. e4 leads to a reversed Albin Countergambit. Where 3. Nf3 is an interesting pawn sacrifice line known as the Shafer Gambit after 3. cxd4 and 4. c3

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