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- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Gambit C30
- King's Gambit Declined: Keene's Defense C30
- King's Gambit Declined: Keene's Defense C30
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King's Gambit Declined: Keene Defense
Overview
King's Gambit Declined: Keene Defense belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO C30, Open Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
The line arises from 6 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Qh4+ 3. g3 Qe7.
The line refines King's Gambit Declined: Keene's Defense, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C30
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 6
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Statistics from Lichess
339,091 games · White 51.0% / Draw 3.6% / Black 45.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 88,633 | |
| fxe5 | 83,664 | |
| f5 | 54,357 | |
| d3 | 49,529 | |
| Nc3 | 31,480 | |
| d4 | 15,292 | |
| Bc4 | 5,669 | |
| Bg2 | 5,459 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:24:03
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