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C31

King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit

The King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit is a chess opening classified under ECO code C31. Below are the best example games from master play.

Top Players in this Opening

Carlsen,M4 gamesAlekhine, Alexander4 gamesNepomniachtchi,I4 gamesSteinitz, William3 gamesKamsky,G3 gamesLasker, Emanuel3 gamesKeres, Paul2 gamesIvanchuk,V2 gamesSpassky, Boris V2 gamesAronian,Laurel1 games

Related Openings

C30 - King's Gambit126C32 - King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Alapin Variation26C33 - King's Gambit Accepted124C34 - King's Gambit Accepted: Greco Gambit71C35 - King's Gambit Accepted: Cunningham Defense18C36 - King's Gambit Accepted: Modern Defense94C37 - King's Gambit Accepted: Kotov Gambit29C38 - King's Gambit Accepted: Greco Gambit21C39 - King's Gambit Accepted: Allgaier Gambit74

Best Games

Nunn, John DM vs Anand, Viswanathan1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 4th 1995
Carlsen,M vs Gharibyan,Mamikon1-0
Titled Tue 25th Feb Early 2025
Carlsen,M vs Bykov,Egor1-0
Titled Tue 17th Sep Early 2024
Dominguez Perez,L vs Kalyani Sirin1-0
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Late 2024
Carlsen,M vs Krzywda,A1-0
Titled Tue 9th Jan Late 2024
Carlsen,M vs Mogirzan,Matei-Valeriu1-0
Titled Tue 18th Jul Early 2023
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Oleksiyenko,Mykhaylo1-0
Titled Tue 30th May Early 2023
Shohat,Yotam vs Kamsky,G0-1
Titled Tue 31st Jan Early 2023
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Gareev,T1-0
Titled Tue 10th Jan Early 2023
Shohat,Yotam vs Kamsky,G0-1
Titled Tue 12th Apr Early 2022
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Hakobyan,Aram1-0
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Early 2022
Kamsky,G vs Ambartsumova,K1-0
Titled Tue 8th Mar Early 2022
Aronian,Laurel vs Mwashe Yvonne Adego1-0
Amazons' Pride Blitz 2021 2021
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Alekseenko,K1-0
Smyslov Region Group Cup 2021
Rapport,R vs Bu Xiangzhi1/2-1/2
IMSA World Masters Rapid 2019
Ivanchuk,V vs Le Quang Liem1/2-1/2
2nd IMSA Blitz 2017 2017
Ivanchuk,V vs Krivonosov,O1/2-1/2
Vladimir Petrov Mem 2016 2016
Ponomariov,R vs Ding Liren0-1
IMSA Blitz 2016 2016
De Agustin, Manuel vs Jussupow, Artur0-1
Anibal op 4th 1997
Polgar, Judit vs Briem, Stefan1/2-1/2
Reykjavik op 1988

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