King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation

1.e4 e5 2.f4 Bc5

ECO C30

The King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation is a chess opening reached after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Bc5, catalogued under code C30 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Bc5 is chosen by Black on move 2.

4 named continuations branch from this position, including the Euwe Attack and the Rotlewi Countergambit.

Named variations

• King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation, Euwe Attack — ECO C30
• King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation, Rotlewi Countergambit — ECO C30
• King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation, Rubinstein Countergambit — ECO C30
• King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation, Walthoffen Attack — ECO C30

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