Tree path 4 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Gambit › King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit › Shirazi Line
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Gambit C30
- King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit C30
- Shirazi Line C30 you are here
King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit, Shirazi Line
Overview
King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit, Shirazi Line 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 8 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5 3. exf5 exf4 4. Qh5+ Ke7.
The line refines King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C30
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 8
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Statistics from Lichess
10,966 games · White 62.5% / Draw 3.1% / Black 34.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bc4 | 3,244 | |
| d4 | 3,002 | |
| Nc3 | 1,349 | |
| Nf3 | 1,296 | |
| Qg5+ | 1,024 | |
| d3 | 343 | |
| Qh4+ | 275 | |
| b3 | 236 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:50:13
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