The Tartakower, 5...Bg4 is a variation of the Albin Countergambit, catalogued as ECO D09. The line runs 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 Bg4, reaching the position shown below after 10 half-moves.
Both sides have pawns in the centre (White on e5, Black on d4). Development is level at one minor pieces each, and White is up a pawn of material. It is White to move after five moves. White has doubled pawns on the e-file.
On the Albin Countergambit generally: Black counter-gambits against the Queen's Gambit with ...e5, aiming for an advanced passed d-pawn. Contains the famous Lasker Trap.
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The Tartakower, 5...Bg4 goes 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 Bg4. It is a variation of the Albin Countergambit and is catalogued as ECO D09.
The Tartakower, 5...Bg4 is ECO D09. ECO codes group openings by their move order, so nearby codes cover closely related lines of the Albin Countergambit.
Stockfish evaluates the position after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 Bg4 at +0.93 at depth 18, which is a small but real edge for White. Engine evaluation is only a starting point — at club level the practical value of a line is mostly about whether you know its plans better than your opponent does.
Both sides have pawns in the centre (White on e5, Black on d4). Development is level at one minor pieces each, and White is up a pawn of material. It is White to move. White has doubled pawns on the e-file.