King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit
1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5
The King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C30, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5. It is a line of the King's Gambit Declined. White is to move. 5 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1,096 times by this move order. White won 55%, 3% were drawn and Black won 42%. The most popular continuation is 3. exf5 (39% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.00 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 3. exf5 Qe7 4. Nf3 d6 5. fxe5 dxe5)
- ECO
- C30
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 456 | |
| 1500-1999 | 554 | |
| 2000+ | 86 | |
| All | 1,096 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. exf5 | 424 (39%) | |
| 3. Nf3 | 286 (26%) | |
| 3. fxe5 | 192 (18%) | |
| 3. Nc3 | 64 (6%) | |
| 3. d3 | 52 (5%) | |
| 3. Qh5+ | 20 (2%) | |
| 3. Bc4 | 15 (1%) | |
| 3. d4 | 14 (1%) |
Master games
9 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 67%, draw 11%, Black 22%). The strongest:
- FM Alain Prieto Aranguren (2273) – GM Leandro Krysa (2531) 0-1 · Titled Tue 22nd Feb Early · 2022-02-22
- Todd Bryant (2106) – FM Dawid Janaszak (2302) 0-1 · Titled Tue 15th Aug Late · 2023-08-15
- Susana Albarez Mendoza (1530) – CM Peter Carroll (2059) 1/2-1/2 · 1st FIDE World Uni BlitzA · 2021-03-13
- WCM Katherin Gomez Arias (1782) – WCM Dana Katherine Tuk Martin (1711) 1-0 · Titled Tue 11th Aug 2026 · 2026-08-11
- Mesut Taner Balci (1344) – Oguzhan Dogan (1009) 1-0 · Turkish Cup 2018 · 2018-01-28
Search all games of the King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Superstitions_Guy (2796) – CM Sc0rch4dEarth (2690) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- blackangel44 (2308) – KingSlayer1080 (2317) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Calzoncillo (2282) – reateguir (2240) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
King's Gambit 1. e4 e5 2. f4
Continuations
- King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit, Greco Variation C30 · 1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5 3. exf5 Qh4+
- King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit, Schiller's Defense C30 · 1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5 3. exf5 Bc5
- King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit, Shirazi Line C30 · 1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5 3. exf5 exf4 4. Qh5+ Ke7
- King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit, Pawn Sacrifice Line C30 · 1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5 3. exf5 exf4 4. Qh5+ g6 5. fxg6 Qe7+ 6. Kd1
- King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit, Symmetrical Variation C30 · 1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5 3. exf5 exf4 4. Nf3 d5 5. d4 Bd6 6. Bd3
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.