E10: Blumenfeld counter-gambit

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5

Blumenfeld counter-gambit

E10 Sub-variants:

Queen's pawn game
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3

Blumenfeld counter-gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5

Blumenfeld counter-gambit accepted
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. cxb5 d5

Blumenfeld counter-gambit, Dus-Chotimursky variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. Bg5

Blumenfeld counter-gambit, Spielmann variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. Bg5 exd5 6. cxd5 h6

Dzindzikhashvili defence
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6

Doery defence
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Ne4

Overview

Games on Database:

2113

Last Played:

Jul 2026

Overall score:

42.5%

25.9%

31.6%

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Played frequently by:

White
Zdenko Kozul	9 games
Igor Naumkin	9 games
Pia Cramling	8 games

Black
Csaba Csiszar	27 games
Boris Savchenko	17 games
Chris G Ward	12 games

Possible continuations:

5. Bg5

1035

41.9 %

30.3 %

27.7 %

5. dxe6

798

43.9 %

22.3 %

33.8 %

5. e4

93

54.8 %

19.4 %

25.8 %

5. a4

39

30.8 %

28.2 %

41 %

5. Nc3

37

29.7 %

16.2 %

54.1 %

5. cxb5

35

31.4 %

60 %

5. Bf4

22

45.5 %

36.4 %

18.2 %

5. e3

15

46.7 %

40 %

5. b3

15

26.7 %

66.7 %

5. Qc2

11

27.3 %

18.2 %

54.5 %

5. g3

7

28.6 %

42.9 %

28.6 %

5. Nbd2

3

33.3 %

33.3 %

33.3 %

5. d6

2

50 %

50 %