John Grieve: Does this move refute Lasker's Trap and the Albin Counter Gambit    
 Does this move refute Lasker's Trap and the Albin Counter Gambit3 comments
5 Dec 2007 @ 15:52, by John Grieve


Albin's Counter Gambit is a sharp variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined.

1.P-Q4 , P-Q4
2.P-QB4 , P-K4

Accepting the Counter Gambit entails

3 Px K5

Black pushes his Queen Pawn forward

P-Q5
At this point if White plays

4. P-K3

it is considered a losing move, falling into Lasker's Trap

KB-KT5 CH
5. B-Q2 PXP !
6. BXB PXP CH
7 K-K2 PXKT = KT CH Wins for Black

However, we do not have to fall into Lasker's Trap.
This following move is not in "Modern Chess Openings" and a friend who is at Master level says he has never come across it before:

6. Q-R4 ch!

If this is a new move then I'm surprised. It quickly liquidates Black's attack which evaporates and he is a pawn behind, with the position looking better for White.

If anyone can clarify this position I would appreciate it.

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19 Feb 2008 @ 05:08 by Jason @24.187.190.85 : Refutation
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1250671  

19 Feb 2008 @ 05:09 by Jason Rothschild @24.187.190.85 : Refutation
Sorry about the above post, but the following game seems to be a refutation to the Qa4+  

19 Feb 2008 @ 10:12 by johnjoseph : Albin's Counter Gambit
Thanx for your comment Jason, I found this game a few weeks ago. In this game the losing move is g3 not the earlier Queen move. Instead of g3 moving the King is the answer. I think White can equalise in this position if not win,John  

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