King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit, Schiller's Defense
1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5 3. exf5 Bc5
The King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit, Schiller's Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO C30, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5 3. exf5 Bc5. 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 5 times by this move order. White won 80%, 0% were drawn and Black won 20%. The most popular continuation is 4. Qh5+ (80% of games).
Engine evaluation: +2.05 (Stockfish, depth 28; best line 4. Qh5+ Kf8 5. fxe5 Nc6 6. Nf3 d6)
- ECO
- C30
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5 3. exf5 Bc5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 4 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| All | 5 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Qh5+ | 4 (80%) | |
| 4. Nf3 | 1 (20%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Ebuzerrr (1647) – LemurTheMemer (1650) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 300 + 0s
- ZB-MEren (1408) – dirtnap_jamboree (1392) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- chessnedicin (1412) – dirtnap_jamboree (1379) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit 1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5
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.