Caissa Codex
C30

King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Réti Variation

Chess diagram: King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Réti Variation after 7. Bc4

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Statistics from Lichess

5 games: White 100.0% / Draw 0.0% / Black 0.0%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Nov 1, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.21 The position is about equal

Best play: 7... fxe4 8. Nxd4 Qh4+ 9. g3 Qg4 10. Qb3 Nf6 11. Na3 Bb6 12. Bf4

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Réti Variation (ECO C30, Open Games) is a declined gambit in the King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation, Rubinstein Countergambit, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 f5 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. d4 exd4 7. Bc4 (7 moves).

In 5 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 100.0%, Black 0.0% and 0.0% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 7…Nc6, in 60% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.

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Caissa Codex. “King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Réti Variation (C30)”. Lichess data as of 1 Nov 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-declined-classical-reti-variation

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