King's Pawn Game: Wayward Queen Attack, Kiddie Countergambit
1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nf6
The King's Pawn Game: Wayward Queen Attack, Kiddie Countergambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C20, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nf6. It is a line of the King's Pawn Game. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 13,725 times by this move order. White won 46%, 4% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 3. Qxe5+ (91% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.13 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 3. Qxe5+ Be7 4. Qf4 Nc6 5. Nc3 O-O)
- ECO
- C20
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nf6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 12,925 | |
| 1500-1999 | 767 | |
| 2000+ | 33 | |
| All | 13,725 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. Qxe5+ | 12,430 (91%) | |
| 3. Qf3 | 697 (5%) | |
| 3. Bc4 | 127 (1%) | |
| 3. Qf5 | 118 (1%) | |
| 3. Qd1 | 81 (1%) | |
| 3. Qe2 | 60 (0%) | |
| 3. Qg5 | 55 (0%) | |
| 3. Qh4 | 26 (0%) |
Master games
30 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 33%, draw 0%, Black 67%). The strongest:
- IM Carlos Jose Pinero Rodriguez (2246) – FM Aleksa Petrovic (2252) 0-1 · Titled Tue 15th Nov Early · 2022-11-15
- FM Andrii Punin (2289) – FM Julian Colville (2127) 1-0 · Titled Tue 26th Nov Early · 2024-11-26
- CM Dean Klobucar (2166) – FM Alejandro Jose Chinchilla (2165) 1-0 · Titled Tue 10th Feb 2026 · 2026-02-10
- FM David Galstyan (2305) – WIM Bakhora Egamberdieva (1982) 0-1 · Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early · 2024-12-03
- Erwin Francisco Vecchi Moncada (1839) – FM Walter Cuevas Araya (2036) 0-1 · III Temuco Open 2026 · 2026-01-11
Highest-rated Lichess games
- kasparik_garik (2626) – malosize (2727) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- TheorySpeedrun (2660) – Mallorca10Barcelona (2671) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- uatrickster (2402) – pop-up (2542) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
King's Pawn Game: Wayward Queen Attack 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5
More King's Pawn Game lines (all)
- King's Pawn Game (1. e4) B00
- King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense B07
- King's Pawn Game (1. e4 e5) C20
- King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening C20
- King's Pawn Game: Bavarian Gambit C20
- King's Pawn Game: Beyer Gambit C20
- King's Pawn Game: Clam Variation, King's Gambit Reversed C20
- King's Pawn Game: Clam Variation, Radisch Gambit C20
- King's Pawn Game: King's Head Opening (1… e5 2. f3) C20
- King's Pawn Game: King's Head Opening (2… Nf6 3. Nc3) C20
- King's Pawn Game: Leonardis Variation C20
- King's Pawn Game: MacLeod Attack C20
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.