King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Hanham Variation
1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nd7
The King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Hanham Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO C30, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nd7. It is a line of the King's Gambit Declined. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 2 times by this move order. White won 50%, 0% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 5. Na4 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.43 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 5. Na4 Ne7 6. d3 Bb6 7. Nxb6 axb6)
- ECO
- C30
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
r1bqk1nr/pppn1ppp/3p4/2b1p3/4PP2/2N2N2/PPPP2PP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 2 5- PGN
1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nd7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 2 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. Na4 | 1 (50%) | |
| 5. Bc4 | 1 (50%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- kyreseri (1992) – GYMEUWU (2024) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 600 + 0s
- amr_mujahed (1436) – rubiojesusantonio (1487) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation (2. f4 Bc5) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5
More King's Gambit Declined lines (all)
- King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation (3… d6 4. c3) C30
- King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation, Euwe Attack C30
- King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation, Rotlewi Countergambit C30
- King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation, Rubinstein Countergambit C30
- King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation, Walthoffen Attack C30
- King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Réti Variation C30
- King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Soldatenkov Variation C30
- King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Svenonius Variation C30
- King's Gambit Declined: Hobbs-Zilbermints Gambit C30
- King's Gambit Declined: Keene Defense C30
- King's Gambit Declined: Keene's Defense (2. f4 Qh4+) C30
- King's Gambit Declined: Keene's Defense (2… Qh4+ 3. g3) C30
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.