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Queen's Gambit DeclinedAlbin Countergambit, Lasker Trap

D08For BlackSolid

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. e3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 dxe3

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
61.5%60.1%68.0%62.8%
Band 600, n = 13Band 1000, n = 213Band 1400, n = 425Band 1800, n = 1,278
Blunder rate
pendingpending0.0%50.0%
Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
Tier
--BA
Black, band 600Black, band 1000Black, band 1400Black, band 1800
Share of games
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
Every band, source period 2026-05
BandWhiteDrawBlackBlunderBook exitGamesTier
60038.5%0.0%61.5%--13-
100035.7%4.2%60.1%--213-
140028.5%3.5%68.0%0.0%ply 11.0425B
180032.9%4.3%62.8%50.0%ply 10.51,278A

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 band

At 600, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Lasker Trap scores 61.5% for Black across 13 games. The sample at 600 is too small to grade honestly.

1000Your band

At 1000, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Lasker Trap scores 60.1% for Black across 213 games. The sample at 1000 is too small to grade honestly.

1400Your bandB at 1400Blunder rate 0.0%, band median 40.0%

At 1400, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Lasker Trap scores 68.0% for Black across 425 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 6 on average, and 0.0% include an early material blunder (1 games at 1400).

1800Your bandA at 1800Blunder rate 50.0%, band median 36.4%

At 1800, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Lasker Trap scores 62.8% for Black across 1,278 games. That is comfortably above average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 6 on average, and 50.0% include an early material blunder (6 games at 1800).

Blunders and traps

How this opening ends early.

The known traps that live inside the Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Lasker Trap. The rates are how often each one actually lands in your band, counted against every sampled game in that band.

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Lasker Trap

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. e3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 dxe3 6. Bxb4

Sprung by Black. The move that invites it is Bxb4.

An Albin Countergambit classic featuring an underpromotion to a knight with check. 6. Bxb4 loses material by force; White must take with 6. fxe3.

0 hitsBand 600
0 hitsBand 1000
1 in 21,354Band 1400
1 in 13,513Band 1800

Read as: how often this trap line is completed per sampled game in the band.

How the Blunder Rate is measured. A material swing of three points or more inside the first 24 half-moves after leaving book, detected without an engine evaluation. It is a proxy for how sharp a position is in practice, not an engine verdict, and it is computed from a monthly game sample rather than the full corpus behind the win rates. Trap hit rates count a trap only when its full line is completed on the board.

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Questions

Common questions about this page.

At 600, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Lasker Trap scores 61.5% for Black across 13 games. The sample at 600 is too small to grade honestly.

At 1000, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Lasker Trap scores 60.1% for Black across 213 games. The sample at 1000 is too small to grade honestly.

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Lasker Trap (D08) is a line for Black. The main line runs 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. e3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 dxe3.