The Amazing Albin Counter-Gambit improvers und bis zum heutigen Tage

und bis zum heutigen Tage erfreut sich die Eröffnung großer Beliebtheit

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Combinations and Piece Harmony

In this fresh translation we have included both works to create the ultimate version of a classic of Soviet chess literature

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The Amazing Albin Counter-Gambit improvers und bis zum heutigen TageAlbin's Countergambit (1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5!?) is popular among grandmasters and amateurs alike. It takes its name from the Romanian master Adolf Albin (1848 1920), who popularized it in the 1890s. In the mid 2000s, this hyper aggressive system, with which Black seeks to immediately destabilize White's position, experienced a renaissance when none other than GM Alexander Morozevich revived the opening with a number of new ideas and good results. But in