King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Old Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. Qe2
The King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Old Line is a chess opening classified as ECO C32, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. Qe2. 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 15 times by this move order. White won 53%, 7% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 5… Qxd5 (47% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.10 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 5… Bg4 6. Nf3 Qxd5 7. dxe4 Qxe4 8. Qxe4+)
- ECO
- C32
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
rnbqkb1r/ppp2ppp/5n2/3P4/4pP2/3P4/PPP1Q1PP/RNB1KBNR b KQkq - 2 5- PGN
1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. Qe2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 6 | |
| 2000+ | 8 | |
| All | 15 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… Qxd5 | 7 (47%) | |
| 5… Bc5 | 4 (27%) | |
| 5… Be7 | 2 (13%) | |
| 5… Bd6 | 1 (7%) | |
| 5… Bf5 | 1 (7%) |
Master games
11 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 45%, draw 10%, Black 45%). The strongest:
- IM Alexander Reprintsev (2288) – GM Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen (2600) 0-1 · Titled Tue 5th May 2026 · 2026-05-05
- IM Alexander Reprintsev (2230) – FM Francisco Javier Munoz (2389) 0-1 · Titled Tue 8th Oct Late · 2024-10-08
- IM Alexander Reprintsev (2230) – IM Eric Rosen (2377) 0-1 · Titled Tue 22nd Oct Late · 2024-10-22
- IM Alexander Reprintsev (2264) – FM Yunus Emre Gunebakan (2313) 1-0 · Titled Tue 8th Sep 2026 · 2026-09-08
- IM Alexander Reprintsev (2330) – FM Zeynalov, R. (2200) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 18th Oct Late · 2022-10-18
Highest-rated Lichess games
- De-Lorscher (2116) – dmitriyrostov (2147) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
- cape_64 (2096) – Kolesterol (2070) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 2s
- De-Lorscher (2115) – king_go (1966) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit (3… e4 4. d3) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3
More King's Gambit Declined lines (all)
- King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation (2. f4 Bc5) C30
- 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, 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
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.