At 600, the King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit scores 48.6% for Black across 1,036 games. That is below average at this level.
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King's Gambit DeclinedFalkbeer Countergambit
1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5
A line for Black. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.
- Win rate, Black
- 48.6%48.1%48.6%48.8%
- Band 600, n = 1,036Band 1000, n = 7,385Band 1400, n = 12,463Band 1800, n = 53,688
- Blunder rate
- pending40.9%18.5%28.0%
- Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
- Tier
- CCBB
- Black, band 600Black, band 1000Black, band 1400Black, band 1800
- Share of games
- 0.0%0.1%0.1%0.3%
- Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
| Band | White | Draw | Black | Blunder | Book exit | Games | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 47.6% | 3.9% | 48.6% | - | - | 1,036 | C |
| 1000 | 49.0% | 3.0% | 48.1% | 40.9% | ply 4.0 | 7,385 | C |
| 1400 | 48.7% | 2.7% | 48.6% | 18.5% | ply 4.0 | 12,463 | B |
| 1800 | 47.5% | 3.7% | 48.8% | 28.0% | ply 4.0 | 53,688 | B |
Results by band
What it actually does, band by band.
All four bands are on the page. The one matching your rating is marked. Nothing here is averaged across bands.
At 1000, the King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit scores 48.1% for Black across 7,385 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 40.9% include an early material blunder (22 games at 1000).
At 1400, the King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit scores 48.6% for Black across 12,463 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 18.5% include an early material blunder (27 games at 1400).
At 1800, the King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit scores 48.8% for Black across 53,688 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 28.0% include an early material blunder (93 games at 1800).
Questions
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At 600, the King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit scores 48.6% for Black across 1,036 games. That is below average at this level.
At 1000, the King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit scores 48.1% for Black across 7,385 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 40.9% include an early material blunder (22 games at 1000).
The King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit (C31) is a line for Black. The main line runs 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5.