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King's Pawn Game: Clam Variation, King's Gambit Reversed
Overview
King's Pawn Game: Clam Variation, King's Gambit Reversed is a gambit, classified under ECO code C20 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. d3 f5, after 4 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of King's Pawn Game: Leonardis Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
Step through the moves on the interactive board below, review the live Lichess statistics, or play this position against Stockfish at one of six difficulty levels.
- ECO code
- C20
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
221,008 games · White 45.9% / Draw 3.5% / Black 50.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| exf5 | 87,910 | |
| Nc3 | 42,356 | |
| Nf3 | 19,340 | |
| f4 | 16,175 | |
| f3 | 14,695 | |
| Nd2 | 9,006 | |
| Be2 | 4,438 | |
| c3 | 4,345 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:01:04
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