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Opening· 11 plies

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

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO C30), reached after 11 half-moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5 3. exf5 exf4 4. Qh5+ g6 5. fxg6 Qe7+ 6. Kd1.

King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit, Pawn Sacrifice Line ECO C30
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About this opening

King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit, Pawn Sacrifice Line is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code C30. ECO group C (C00–C99) covers open games (1.e4 e5) and the French Defence, including the Ruy Lopez, Italian, Scotch and King's Gambit. This particular variation is reached after 11 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5 3. exf5 exf4 4. Qh5+ g6 5. fxg6 Qe7+ 6. Kd1.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.e4 e5, 2.f4 f5, 3.exf5 exf4, 4.Qh5+ g6, 5.fxg6 Qe7+, 6.Kd1. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.