The Albin Counter Gamibt

This gambit (1 d4 d5 2 c4 e5?!) is the 2nd of the 3 "minor gambits" Black can play against White's Queen's Gambit Opening.

Here is a game I just played, vs. Enroc(1390).

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Be7 4. Qxd5 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Nxd2 Bd7 7. Ngf3 Nc6 8. e3 Nge7 9. Qe4 Bf5 10. Qf4 Bd3 11. Be2 Bxe2 12. Kxe2 Ng6 13. Qg3 O-O 14. Rhd1 Qe8 15. Ne4 Ncxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Qxe5 Nxe5 18. b3 Rfd8 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rd1 Rxd1 21. Kxd1 b6 22. Ke2 f6 23. h3 Kf7 24. f4 Nc6 25. Nc3 a5 26. Nd5 Nb4 27. Nxb4 axb4 28. Kd3 c5 29. Ke4 Ke6 30. f5+ Kd6 31. g3 Kc6 32. Kf4 b5 33. e4 bxc4 34. bxc4 Kb6 35. g4 Ka5 36. g5 Ka4 37. gxf6 gxf6 38. e5 fxe5+ 39. Kxe5 Ka3 40. f6 Kxa2 41. f7 b3 42. f8=Q b2 43. Qa8+ Kb3 44. Qb7+ Kc2 45. Qg2+ Kc3 46. Qf3+ Kc2 47. Qe2+ Kc3 48. Qxb2+ Kxb2 49. Kd5 Kc2 50. Kxc5 Kd3 51. Kd5 {Black resigns} 1-0

It was against this same opponent that I once resigned in a won position! (I didn't realize I was checking him in the final position. Here is that game.

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d3 e5 8. O-O Be7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 f6 11. Nd2 Qd7 12. Rc1 b6 13. Qc2 Bb7 14. Qb1 Rac8 15. Rfd1 Ne6 16. Nf3 Ncd4 17. Ne4 Nxf3+ 18. exf3 Rfd8 19. Bh3 Bd5 20. f4 exf4 21. gxf4 Qb7 22. Bxe6+ Bxe6 23. Re1 Bh3 24. f3 Bd6 25. Qc2 Bxf4 26. Rcd1 f5 27. Nf2 Qxf3 28. Nxh3 Qxh3 29. Qc4+ Kh8 30. Qxf4 Rxd3 31. Rxd3 Qxd3 32. Qe5 Rg8 33. Rf1 Qc2 34. Rxf5 Qb1+ 35. Kg2 Qxa2 36. Qxg7+ {Black resigns} 1-0