

The Queen's Gambit Declined is a chess opening that begins with the following moves: The idea of getting rid of the defender for the e5 pawn. Typically Black should exchange his light squared bishop and try to trade it off for White's kingside knight if he gets a chance. Try and exchange bishop for White's knight With enough pressure, from enough pieces, this e5 pawn can fall. This is normally done with Blacks Queen's Knight. Black's job is to attack and put pressure on this e5 pawn. The job of White's knight is to defend the pawn on e5. The idea being to attack Black's Queenside when Black castles that way. So typically, White will place his bishop on this long diagonal. The Knight on d2 can just take its place. So if we White places his Queenside knight on d2, even if his Knight on f3 is traded off. With the idea of getting rid of the defender for the e5 pawn. Typically Black will place his light squared bishop and try to trade it off for White's kingside knight. Replace Kingside Knight with Queenside Knight in case of trade So what White does, is place his other Knight so in case of an exchange, the pawn on e5 is still defended. So black normally tries to remove the defender of this pawn with his bishop. The job of this knight is to defend the pawn on e5. Normally in the Albin Countergambit, White castles kingside to protect his King, While black castles Queenside. That way this pawn can be used as a wedge for Black's counter attack.

In the Albin Countergambit, Black lets White take a pawn with the idea of pushing his d pawn one square forward. The Albin Countergambit is a chess opening that begins with the following moves:
