Top 5 Most Popular Countergambits that are Actually Playable

Jonathan Schrantz explores five of the most popular (and actually playable!) countergambits available in chess. Enjoy! 5. Winawer Countergambit 0:47 4. Von Hennig-Schara (Counter)gambit 6:45 3. Falkbeer Countergambit 18:30 2. Albin Countergambit 23:54 1. Blumenfeld Countergambit 30:54 See the full Lichess study here: ------ Michal Vladimirovich Krasenkow vs Predrag Nikolic Bled Olympiad (2002), Bled SLO, rd 5, Oct-30 Slav Defense: Winawer Countergambit (D10) Arik Braun vs Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu Bundesliga (2013/14), Eppingen GER, rd 14, Apr-05 Tarrasch Defense: Schara Gambit (D32) John William Schulten vs Paul Morphy New York (1857), New York, NY USA King’s Gambit: Falkbeer Countergambit. Charousek Gambit Morphy Defense (C31)