King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation, Euwe Attack
1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Bg4 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. Qa4+
The King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation, Euwe Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO C30, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Bg4 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. Qa4+. It is a line of the King's Gambit Declined. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 3 times by this move order. White won 33%, 0% were drawn and Black won 67%. The most popular continuation is 6… Bd7 (33% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.08 (Stockfish, depth 31; best line 6… Bd7 7. Qc2 Nc6 8. b4 Bd6 9. Bc4)
- ECO
- C30
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
rn1qk1nr/ppp2ppp/8/2b1p3/Q3P1b1/2P2N2/PP1P2PP/RNB1KB1R b KQkq - 1 6- PGN
1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Bg4 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. Qa4+
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 3 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… Bd7 | 1 (33%) | |
| 6… c6 | 1 (33%) | |
| 6… Nc6 | 1 (33%) |
Master games
3 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 33%, draw 34%, Black 33%). The strongest:
- GM Niclas Huschenbeth (2532) – GM Sergei Azarov (2635) 1-0 · US Chess Masters 2014 · 2014-08-29
- GM Alexander Raetsky (2445) – GM Mikhail M Ivanov (2374) 1/2-1/2 · 11th Istanbul Open A · 2012-09-05
- Mazdak Bakhtiari Kish (2056) – FM Dilanian, G. (2296) 0-1 · 1st Yerevan Open 2016 · 2016-10-08
Highest-rated Lichess games
- C0LTR4N3 (2316) – KhR_2020 (2203) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
- FrankAchellas (2130) – correforrest (2121) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- nochessbaby (1936) – Francictus (1998) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation (3… d6 4. c3) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3
More King's Gambit Declined lines (all)
- King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation (2. f4 Bc5) 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, Hanham Variation 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.