King's Gambit Accepted: Schallopp Defense
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nf6
The King's Gambit Accepted: Schallopp Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO C34, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nf6. It is a line of the King's Gambit Accepted. White is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 6,677 times by this move order. White won 54%, 3% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 4. Nc3 (36% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.31 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 4. e5 Nh5 5. d4 d5 6. c4 g5)
- ECO
- C34
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
rnbqkb1r/pppp1ppp/5n2/8/4Pp2/5N2/PPPP2PP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 2 4- PGN
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nf6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 3,223 | |
| 1500-1999 | 2,960 | |
| 2000+ | 494 | |
| All | 6,677 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Nc3 | 2,388 (36%) | |
| 4. e5 | 2,387 (36%) | |
| 4. Bc4 | 1,002 (15%) | |
| 4. d3 | 416 (6%) | |
| 4. d4 | 354 (5%) | |
| 4. Bd3 | 38 (1%) | |
| 4. Qe2 | 33 (0%) | |
| 4. h4 | 9 (0%) |
Master games
347 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 42%, draw 16%, Black 42%). The strongest:
- Stoofvlees II d9 (3541) – Reckless 0.10.0-dev-9057bc13 (3749) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 29 Gambit Bonus 2026 · 2026-05-31
- Reckless 0.10.0-dev-9057bc13 (3749) – Stoofvlees II d9 (3541) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 29 Gambit Bonus 2026 · 2026-05-31
- LCZero 0.31-dag-4167c1e-BT4-6147500-it332 (3648) – Seer 20241122 (3542) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 27 Premier 2024 · 2024-12-08
- Seer 20241122 (3542) – LCZero 0.31-dag-4167c1e-BT4-6147500-it332 (3648) 0-1 · TCEC 27 Premier 2024 · 2024-12-06
- Stockfish 20210113 (3601) – LCZero 0.27.0d-Tilps-dje-magic_JH.94-100 (3586) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 20 Superfinal 2020 · 2021-01-18
Search all games of the King's Gambit Accepted: Schallopp Defense and its sub-variations
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Comes from
King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit (2… exf4 3. Nf3) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3
Continuations
- King's Gambit Accepted: Schallopp Defense, Tashkent Attack C34 · 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Nh5 5. g4
More King's Gambit Accepted lines (all)
- King's Gambit Accepted C33
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- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Anderssen Defense C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Anderssen Variation C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bledow Countergambit C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bledow Variation C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Boden Variation C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bogoljubow Defense C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bogoljubow Variation C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Boren-Svenonius Variation C33
- King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bryan Countergambit C33
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.