ECO D08 · Queen's Gambit Declined

Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Krenosz Variation

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Nxf3 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Qe7

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White to move. The arrow shows Stockfish’s best move.
Best move

9. g3+0.55

White is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Krenosz Variation (D08), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Nxf3 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Qe7, Stockfish 18 recommends 9. g3 for White. White is slightly better (+0.55).

Top engine moves

  1. +0.559. g3 O-O-O 10. Bg2 Nxe5 11. O-O Nxf3+ 12. exf3 Nf6 13. Bg5 d3
  2. +0.459. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 10. Qd2 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 Nge7 12. g3 Ng6 13. e6 fxe6
  3. +0.429. a3 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O-O 11. e3 Nh6 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. exd4 Nf5

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Krenosz Variation?
After 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Nxf3 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Qe7, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 9. g3 for White, continuing O-O-O 10. Bg2 Nxe5 11. O-O Nxf3+ 12. exf3 Nf6 13. Bg5 d3. White is slightly better (+0.55). The next best moves are 9. Bxb4 (+0.45) and 9. a3 (+0.42).
Is the Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Krenosz Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.55: white is slightly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Krenosz Variation?
D08. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; D is the volume for closed and semi-closed games.

Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).