Opening name: Falkbeer Countergambit
Opening line: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5
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Winning percentages
White: 293 (36.35%)
Black: 239 (29.65%)
Draws: 274 (34.0%)
Falkbeer Countergambit
With 2...d5 Black signals an intent to maintain an active position. White challenges the center with options of developing quickly.
White normally now chooses to take the pawn on d5.
- 3. exd5 The normal White response leading to a scramble of control of the d5,e4 and e5 squares.
- 3. Nf3 Developing the Knight and controlling the h4 square to prevent Black's Queen check.
- 3. fxe5 is a blunder as ...Qh4+ 4. g3 Qxe4+ 5. Qe2 Qxh1 is most embarrassing.
Most popular responses
3. exd5 (Falkbeer Countergambit) This is the normal response, capturing the pawn on d5, as black is putting pressure on both the e4 and f4 pawns of white's and 3. fxe5?? loses to Qh4+!. Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (4530735 games)
3. Nf3 (Falkbeer Countergambit) Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (1642314 games)
Engine Evaluation
Depth: 51
Score: -0.15
Best Move: exd5
PV Line: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exf4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. d4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 cxd5
Historical games for Falkbeer Countergambit
| Game | Result | Year |
| Carlsen, Magnus (2813) vs Wang, Yue (2752) | 1-0 | 2010 |
| Nakamura, Hikaru (2775) vs Tomashevsky, Evgeny (2738) | 1/2-1/2 | 2012 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I. (2792) vs Niemann, Hans Moke (2687) | 0-1 | 2022 |
| Rapport, R. (2736) vs Bu Xiangzhi (2729) | 1/2-1/2 | 2019 |
| Ivanchuk, V. (2726) vs Le Quang Liem (2737) | 1/2-1/2 | 2017 |
| Carlsen, Magnus (2837) vs Chadaev, Nikolay (2580) | 1-0 | 2012 |
| Zvjaginsev, V. (2655) vs Jakovenko, D. (2745) | 1/2-1/2 | 2014 |
| Short, Nigel D (2655) vs Karjakin, Sergey (2727) | 1-0 | 2008 |
| Zvjaginsev, V. (2642) vs Tomashevsky, E. (2695) | 1/2-1/2 | 2014 |
| Zvjaginsev, Vadim (2635) vs Tomashevsky, Evgeny (2688) | 1/2-1/2 | 2009 |