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Queen's Gambit DeclinedAlbin Countergambit

D08For BlackSolid

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5

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
42.5%44.3%46.3%46.0%
Band 600, n = 2,973Band 1000, n = 14,773Band 1400, n = 13,995Band 1800, n = 38,318
Blunder rate
40.0%44.0%52.4%41.3%
Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
Tier
DDDC
Black, band 600Black, band 1000Black, band 1400Black, band 1800
Share of games
0.1%0.1%0.1%0.2%
Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
Every band, source period 2026-05
BandWhiteDrawBlackBlunderBook exitGamesTier
60052.6%4.9%42.5%40.0%ply 4.62,973D
100052.2%3.5%44.3%44.0%ply 4.414,773D
140050.0%3.7%46.3%52.4%ply 5.013,995D
180049.5%4.5%46.0%41.3%ply 5.138,318C

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.

600Your bandD at 600Blunder rate 40.0%, band median 44.6%

At 600, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit scores 42.5% for Black across 2,973 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 40.0% include an early material blunder (5 games at 600).

1000Your bandD at 1000Blunder rate 44.0%, band median 42.9%

At 1000, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit scores 44.3% for Black across 14,773 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 44.0% include an early material blunder (25 games at 1000).

1400Your bandD at 1400Blunder rate 52.4%, band median 40.0%

At 1400, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit scores 46.3% for Black across 13,995 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 52.4% include an early material blunder (21 games at 1400).

1800Your bandC at 1800Blunder rate 41.3%, band median 36.4%

At 1800, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit scores 46.0% for Black across 38,318 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 41.3% include an early material blunder (75 games at 1800).

Variations

Where the line goes next.

The lines that continue the Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, most played first at your band. Switch the band in the header and both the figures and the order follow.

Questions

Common questions about this page.

At 600, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit scores 42.5% for Black across 2,973 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 40.0% include an early material blunder (5 games at 600).

At 1000, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit scores 44.3% for Black across 14,773 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 44.0% include an early material blunder (25 games at 1000).

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit (D08) is a line for Black. The main line runs 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5.