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Opening· 15 plies

King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Variation

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO C32), reached after 15 half-moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4 Nxe4 6. Qe2 Qxd5 7. Nd2 f5 8. g4.

King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Variation ECO C32
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About this opening

King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Variation is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code C32. ECO group C (C00–C99) covers open games (1.e4 e5) and the French Defence, including the Ruy Lopez, Italian, Scotch and King's Gambit. This particular variation is reached after 15 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4 Nxe4 6. Qe2 Qxd5 7. Nd2 f5 8. g4.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.e4 e5, 2.f4 d5, 3.exd5 e4, 4.d3 Nf6, 5.dxe4 Nxe4, 6.Qe2 Qxd5. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.