Caissa Codex
C30

King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit, Symmetrical Variation

Chess diagram: King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit, Symmetrical Variation after 6. Bd3

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Statistics from Lichess

1,400 games: White 49.7% / Draw 4.6% / Black 45.6%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 31, 2026

Engine evaluation

0.00 The position is about equal

Best play: 6... Qe7+ 7. Kf2 Qf6 8. Nc3 Ne7 9. g4 fxg3+ 10. hxg3 Bxf5 11. Bg5

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, Symmetrical Variation (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. Nf3 d5 5. d4 Bd6 6. Bd3 (6 moves).

In 1,400 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 49.7%, Black 45.6% and 4.6% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 6…Nf6, in 39% of those games.

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How to play against the King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit, Symmetrical Variation

6…Qe7+ scores best for Black: 57.0%, with Black winning 53.8% and White 39.9% of 143 games. The most played, 6…Nf6, scores 45.9% in 545 games, and 6…Ne7 scores lowest: 45.8%. Stockfish's first choice is also 6…Qe7+.

Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: Black's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings

Other lines from the same position

Instead of 3. exf5 exf4 4. Nf3 d5 5. d4 Bd6 6. Bd3, 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, Symmetrical Variation (C30)”. Lichess data as of 31 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-gambit-declined-panteldakis-countergambit-symmetrical-variation

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