The moves you’ll play
- 1.d4d5
- 2.c4e5
- 3.dxe5d4
- 4.e3Bb4+
- 5.Bd2dxe3
- 6.Bxb4exf2+
- 7.Ke2fxg1=N+
- 8.Rxg1Bg4+
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Your coach, move by move
- 1... d5We answer 1.d4 with ...d5, contesting the center and steering toward the Queen's Gambit where our Albin counter awaits.
- 2... e5We unleash the Albin gambit with ...e5, sacrificing a pawn to rip open lines and grab the initiative before White is developed.
- 3... d4We push ...d4 rather than recapture, planting a cramping passed pawn deep in White's position that becomes the engine of the coming trap.
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Key ideas behind this line
- Black sacrifices the e5 pawn to plant a cramping wedge on d4 that blocks White's natural Nc3 and e-pawn development.
- Develop actively with ...Nc6, ...Bg4 or ...Be6, and ...Qd7, then often castle queenside to launch a kingside pawn storm.
- Know and exploit the Lasker Trap: after 4.e3?? Bb4+ 5.Bd2 dxe3, the ...exf2+ and ...fxg1=N+ underpromotion wins material.
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