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King's Gambit - Falkbeer Countergambit and Other 2nd moves (2...d5, 2...Bc5, 2...Nf6)

Let's learn the Falkbeer Countergambit and Other 2nd moves! Black has three tries here: 2...d5, 2...Bc5 and 2...Nf6. We have a clear plan against each one. Let's begin with 1.e4.

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  1. Main Line: position after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4 Nxe4 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. Qe2 O-O 8. Qxe4 Re8 9. Ne5 f6 10. Bd3 g6 11. Nc3
    Main Line

    … 8... Re8 9. Ne5 f6 10. Bd3 g6 11. Nc3

  2. 2...Bc5: position after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. Nxe5 Nxe4 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. Qxe4 O-O 9. d4
    2...Bc5

    … 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. Nxe5 Nxe4 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. Qxe4 O-O 9. d4

  3. 2...Bc5: position after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Bg4 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Nxe5+
    2...Bc5

    … 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Bg4 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Nxe5+

  4. 2...Bc5: position after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nc6 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. Bb5 Bg4 7. h3 Bd7 8. b4 Bb6 9. Bc4
    2...Bc5

    … 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nc6 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. Bb5 Bg4 7. h3 Bd7 8. b4 Bb6 9. Bc4

  5. 2...Nf6: position after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nf6 3. fxe5 Nxe4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. d4 Bb6 6. Bd3 d5 7. exd6 Nxd6 8. c4 Nf5 9. c5 Ba5+ 10. Nc3
    2...Nf6

    … 2. f4 Nf6 3. fxe5 Nxe4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. d4 Bb6 6. Bd3 d5 7. exd6 Nxd6 8. c4 Nf5 9. c5 Ba5+ 10. Nc3

  6. 2...Nf6: position after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nf6 3. fxe5 Nxe4 4. Nf3 Ng5 5. d4 Nxf3+ 6. Qxf3 Qh4+ 7. Qf2 Qxf2+ 8. Kxf2 d6 9. exd6 Bxd6 10. Bd3
    2...Nf6

    … 2. f4 Nf6 3. fxe5 Nxe4 4. Nf3 Ng5 5. d4 Nxf3+ 6. Qxf3 Qh4+ 7. Qf2 Qxf2+ 8. Kxf2 d6 9. exd6 Bxd6 10. Bd3

  7. 2...Nf6: position after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nf6 3. fxe5 Nxe4 4. Nf3 d5 5. d3 Nc5 6. d4 Ne6 7. Nc3
    2...Nf6

    … 2. f4 Nf6 3. fxe5 Nxe4 4. Nf3 d5 5. d3 Nc5 6. d4 Ne6 7. Nc3

  8. 2...Nf6: position after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nf6 3. fxe5 Nxe4 4. Nf3 d5 5. d3 Nc5 6. d4 Ne4 7. Bd3 c5 8. Nbd2 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 c4 10. Be2
    2...Nf6

    … 2. f4 Nf6 3. fxe5 Nxe4 4. Nf3 d5 5. d3 Nc5 6. d4 Ne4 7. Bd3 c5 8. Nbd2 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 c4 10. Be2

  9. 3...exf4: position after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exf4 4. Nf3 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qd8 6. d4 Bd6 7. Bc4
    3...exf4

    … 3. exd5 exf4 4. Nf3 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qd8 6. d4 Bd6 7. Bc4

  10. 3...exf4: position after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exf4 4. Nf3 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qe6+ 6. Be2 Bd6 7. O-O Ne7 8. d4
    3...exf4

    … 3. exd5 exf4 4. Nf3 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qe6+ 6. Be2 Bd6 7. O-O Ne7 8. d4

  11. 3...exf4: position after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exf4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. d4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 cxd5 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. Bxf4 Nc6 12. a3
    3...exf4

    … 3. exd5 exf4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. d4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 cxd5 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. Bxf4 Nc6 12. a3

  12. 3...exf4: position after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exf4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. d4 cxd5 7. Bxf4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bb4+ 9. Nc3
    3...exf4

    … 3. exd5 exf4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. d4 cxd5 7. Bxf4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bb4+ 9. Nc3

  13. 3...exf4: position after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exf4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. d4 cxd5 7. Bxf4 Nc6 8. c5 Bg4 9. Be2
    3...exf4

    … 3. exd5 exf4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. d4 cxd5 7. Bxf4 Nc6 8. c5 Bg4 9. Be2

  14. 3...exf4: position after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exf4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. d4 cxd5 7. Bxf4 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Be2 dxc4 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Be6 12. Ne5
    3...exf4

    … 3. exd5 exf4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. d4 cxd5 7. Bxf4 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Be2 dxc4 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Be6 12. Ne5

  15. 3...Qxd5: position after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qe6 5. fxe5 Qxe5+ 6. Be2 Nf6 7. d4 Qa5 8. Nf3
    3...Qxd5

    … 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qe6 5. fxe5 Qxe5+ 6. Be2 Nf6 7. d4 Qa5 8. Nf3

  16. 3...Qxd5: position after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qe6 5. fxe5 Qxe5+ 6. Be2 Bg4 7. d4 Qe6 8. d5 Qe5 9. Qd3 Bb4 10. Qb5+ Nc6 11. dxc6 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3
    3...Qxd5

    … 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qe6 5. fxe5 Qxe5+ 6. Be2 Bg4 7. d4 Qe6 8. d5 Qe5 9. Qd3 Bb4 10. Qb5+ Nc6 11. dxc6 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3

  17. 3...Qxd5: position after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qe6 5. fxe5 Qxe5+ 6. Be2 Bg4 7. d4 Qe6 8. d5 Qe5 9. Qd3 Nf6 10. Bd2
    3...Qxd5

    … 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qe6 5. fxe5 Qxe5+ 6. Be2 Bg4 7. d4 Qe6 8. d5 Qe5 9. Qd3 Nf6 10. Bd2

  18. 4...Qxd5: position after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Nf6 8. dxe4 Qxe4+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Nxe2 Nc6 11. Ng3
    4...Qxd5

    … 4. d3 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Nf6 8. dxe4 Qxe4+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Nxe2 Nc6 11. Ng3

  19. 4...exd3: position after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 exd3 5. Bxd3 Bc5 6. Qe2+ Ne7 7. Bd2
    4...exd3

    … 4. d3 exd3 5. Bxd3 Bc5 6. Qe2+ Ne7 7. Bd2

  20. 4...exd3: position after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 exd3 5. Bxd3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bc5 7. Qe2+ Qe7 8. Bd2
    4...exd3

    … 4. d3 exd3 5. Bxd3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bc5 7. Qe2+ Qe7 8. Bd2

  21. 7...Qe7: position after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4 Nxe4 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. Qe2 Qe7 8. Be3 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. O-O-O
    7...Qe7

    … 7. Qe2 Qe7 8. Be3 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. O-O-O

  22. 7...f5: position after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4 Nxe4 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. Qe2 f5 8. Be3 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 O-O 10. Nc3
    7...f5

    … 7. Qe2 f5 8. Be3 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 O-O 10. Nc3

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