King's Gambit Declined
What is the King's Gambit Declined?
The King's Gambit Declined is a chess opening that begins with 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5. It is classified under ECO C30–C32 and has 53 named variations. Black chooses it with the move Bc5.
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5
ECO: C30–C32
Chosen by: Black
Main variations
1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5
1. e4 e5 2. f4 Qh4+
1. e4 c5 2. f4 e5
1. e4 e5 2. f4 Qf6
1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5
1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nf6
All 53 variations
| ECO | Variation | Moves |
|---|---|---|
| C30 | Classical Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 |
| C31 | Falkbeer Countergambit | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 |
| C30 | Keene's Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Qh4+ |
| C30 | Mafia Defense | 1. e4 c5 2. f4 e5 |
| C30 | Norwalde Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Qf6 |
| C30 | Panteldakis Countergambit | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5 |
| C30 | Petrov's Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nf6 |
| C30 | Queen's Knight Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nc6 |
| C30 | Zilbermints Double Countergambit | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 g5 |
| C30 | Classical Variation, Walthoffen Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Qh5 |
| C31 | Falkbeer Countergambit Accepted | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 |
| C31 | Falkbeer Countergambit, Blackburne Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. Nf3 |
| C31 | Falkbeer Countergambit, Hinrichsen Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. d4 |
| C31 | Falkbeer Countergambit, Milner-Barry Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. Nc3 |
| C30 | Keene's Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Qh4+ 3. g3 |
| C31 | Falkbeer Countergambit, Miles Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 Bc5 |
| C31 | Falkbeer Countergambit, Modern Transfer | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exf4 |
| C31 | Falkbeer Countergambit, Nimzowitsch-Marshall Countergambit | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 c6 |
| C31 | Falkbeer Countergambit, Staunton Line | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 |
| C30 | Keene Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Qh4+ 3. g3 Qe7 |
| C30 | Miles Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 f5 |
| C30 | Panteldakis Countergambit, Greco Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5 3. exf5 Qh4+ |
| C30 | Panteldakis Countergambit, Schiller's Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5 3. exf5 Bc5 |
| C30 | Senechaud Countergambit | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 g5 |
| C30 | Soller-Zilbermints Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 f6 3. fxe5 Nc6 |
| C30 | Zilbermints Double Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 g5 |
| C30 | Classical Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 |
| C30 | Classical Variation, Rotlewi Countergambit | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. b4 |
| C30 | Classical, Soldatenkov Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. fxe5 |
| C31 | Falkbeer Countergambit, Anderssen Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. Bb5+ |
| C31 | Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 |
| C30 | Norwalde Variation, Schubert Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Qf6 3. Nc3 Qxf4 4. d4 |
| C30 | Classical Variation, Rubinstein Countergambit | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 f5 |
| C30 | Classical, Hanham Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nd7 |
| C31 | Falkbeer Countergambit, Pickler Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 c6 4. dxc6 Bc5 |
| C30 | Hobbs-Zilbermints Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 g5 4. fxg5 h6 |
| C30 | Panteldakis Countergambit, Shirazi Line | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5 3. exf5 exf4 4. Qh5+ Ke7 |
| C32 | Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit Accepted | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4 |
| C32 | Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Keres Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nd2 |
| C32 | Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Old Line | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. Qe2 |
| C31 | Falkbeer Countergambit, Rubinstein Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Qe2 |
| C30 | Norwalde Variation, Bücker Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Qf6 3. Nc3 Qxf4 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Bc4 |
| C30 | Classical Variation, Euwe Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Bg4 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. Qa4+ |
| C32 | Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4 Nxe4 6. Qe2 |
| C30 | Panteldakis Countergambit, Pawn Sacrifice Line | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5 3. exf5 exf4 4. Qh5+ g6 5. fxg6 Qe7+ 6. Kd1 |
| C30 | Panteldakis Countergambit, Symmetrical Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5 3. exf5 exf4 4. Nf3 d5 5. d4 Bd6 6. Bd3 |
| C31 | Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Morphy Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. exd5 e4 5. d3 Bb4 6. Bd2 e3 |
| C30 | Classical, Réti Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 f5 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. d4 exd4 7. Bc4 |
| C32 | Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Main Line | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4 Nxe4 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. Qe2 Bf5 |
| C32 | Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4 Nxe4 6. Qe2 Qxd5 7. Nd2 f5 8. g4 |
| C30 | Classical, Svenonius Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. f4 d6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 exf4 |
| C32 | Falkbeer Countergambit, Tarrasch Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4 Nxe4 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. Qe2 Bf5 8. g4 O-O |
| C32 | Falkbeer Countergambit, Alapin Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4 Nxe4 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. Qe2 Bf2+ 8. Kd1 Qxd5+ 9. Nfd2 |
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