Caissa Codex
C30

King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit, Pawn Sacrifice Line

Chess diagram: King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit, Pawn Sacrifice Line after 6. Kd1

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Statistics from Lichess

258 games: White 69.0% / Draw 0.8% / Black 30.2%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 23, 2026

Engine evaluation

+1.59 White is clearly better

Best play: 6... Kd8 7. Nc3 d6 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Nd5 Qg7 10. Nxf4 Ne5 11. gxh7

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

Overview

King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit, Pawn Sacrifice Line (ECO C30, Open Games) is a gambit in the King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5 3. exf5 exf4 4. Qh5+ g6 5. fxg6 Qe7+ 6. Kd1 (6 moves).

In 258 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 69.0%, Black 30.2% and 0.8% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 6…Nf6, in 43% of those games.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 3. exf5 exf4 4. Qh5+ g6 5. fxg6 Qe7+ 6. Kd1, the position after King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit, Pawn Sacrifice Line (C30)”. Lichess data as of 23 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-declined-panteldakis-countergambit-pawn-sacrifice-line

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