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A portrait of one of chess's most principled players

Nc3 c5) is one of the most aggressive Black openings against 1

The Amazing Albin Counter-Gambit Holz then sidelinesAlbin's Countergambit (1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5!?) is popular among grandmasters and amateurs alike. It takes its name from the Romanian master Adolf Albin (1848 1920), who popularized it in the 1890s. In the mid 2000s, this hyper aggressive system, with which Black seeks to immediately destabilize White's position, experienced a renaissance when none other than GM Alexander Morozevich revived the opening with a number of new ideas and good results. But in