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Blumenfeld Countergambit — opening family

3 catalogued lines · ECO E10–E10

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The shortest catalogued line of the family runs 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 — the position below. The continuation chips count how many catalogued lines extend this head with each next move; any branch can be explored on the interactive tree and played against the engine from there.

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Main continuations

All 3 lines

NameECOMain line length
Blumenfeld CountergambitE108 plies
Blumenfeld Countergambit: Duz-Khotimirsky VariationE109 plies
Blumenfeld Countergambit: Spielmann VariationE1012 plies