King's Gambit Declined: Mafia Defense
1. e4 c5 2. f4 e5
The King's Gambit Declined: Mafia Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO C30, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. f4 e5. 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 817 times by this move order. White won 46%, 2% were drawn and Black won 52%. The most popular continuation is 3. Nf3 (57% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.33 (Stockfish, depth 38; best line 3. Bc4 exf4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. O-O Nc6)
- ECO
- C30
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. f4 e5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 72 | |
| 1500-1999 | 590 | |
| 2000+ | 155 | |
| All | 817 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. Nf3 | 463 (57%) | |
| 3. fxe5 | 126 (15%) | |
| 3. d3 | 116 (14%) | |
| 3. f5 | 71 (9%) | |
| 3. Bc4 | 16 (2%) | |
| 3. Nc3 | 10 (1%) | |
| 3. Qf3 | 6 (1%) | |
| 3. c3 | 3 (0%) |
Master games
24 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 58%, draw 13%, Black 29%). The strongest:
- P. Komal Kishore (2153) – FM Kaan Kucuksari (2369) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 21st Sept · 2021-09-21
- CM Adnan Sitnic (2215) – FM Elameir Fathy (2307) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 26th May · 2020-05-26
- Robert McLean (2056) – IM Sai Krishna G V (2440) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 17th Mar 2026 · 2026-03-17
- CM Adnan Sitnic (2040) – IM Savitha Shri B (2374) 0-1 · Titled Tue 12th May 2026 · 2026-05-12
- CM Adnan Sitnic (2063) – WIM Melika Mohammadi (2342) 1-0 · Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026 · 2026-08-04
Search all games of the King's Gambit Declined: Mafia Defense and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Brave_spirit_07 (2742) – MeeTion01 (2860) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- Poblesk (2563) – IM Angelicanmade (2548) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- virre (2379) – Daniil2250 (2363) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack (1… c5 2. f4) 1. e4 c5 2. f4
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.