Numerical study was conducted to clarify effects of added CO₂ for the downstream interaction between H₂-air and CO-air premixed flames in counterflow configuration. The reaction mechanism adopted was Davis model which had been known to be well in agreement with reliable experimental data. The results showed that both lean and rich flammable limits were reduced. The most discernible difference between the two with and without having CO₂ addition into H₂-air and CO-air premixtures was two flammable islands for the former and one island for the latter at high strain flame conditions. Even a small amount of H₂, in which H₂-air premixed flame cannot be sustained by itself, participates in CO oxidation, thereby altering the CO-oxidation reaction path from the main reaction route CO + O₂ → CO₂ + O with a very long chemical time in CO-air flame to the (H, O, OH)-related reaction routes including CO + OH → CO₂ + H with relatively short chemical times. This intrinsic nature alters flame stability maps appreciably. The results also showed that chemical effects of added CO₂ suppressed flame stabilization. Particularly this phenomenon was appreciable at flame conditions which lean and rich extinction boundary was merged. The detailed discussion of chemical effects of added CO₂ was addressed to the present downstream interaction.