Falkbeer Countergambit

Hello all,

I rarely encounter the Falkbeer Countergambit but when I do stumble upon this opening I am usually doomed to mess up (read: lose) my game.

I know that after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 - I should NOT take fxe5. But that is about all I know about this opening.



Could anyone provide me with some useful lines on the Falkbeer Countergambit? Just some basics would be splendid!

Thx in advance

You should take exd and if he plays e4 you play d3.

1. e4 e5. 2. f4 d5. 3. e.d e.f 4. Nf3 Nf6. 5. Bc4 ... . 1. e4 e5. 2. f4 d5. 3. e.d e4. 4. d3 Nf6. 5. d.e N.e. 6. Nf3 Bc5. 7. Qe2 f5. 8. Be3 ... .