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Moves | 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nf3 b5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ECO | E10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Named after | Benjamin Blumenfeld | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent | Benoni Defense |
The Blumenfeld Countergambit is a chess opening characterised by the moves 3...e6 4.Nf3 b5 in the Benoni Defense arising after:
or alternatively:
In fact, as many as 30 different move orders are possible.[1] The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings sorts the Blumenfeld Countergambit under code E10 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3).