Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. f4/2...Bc5/3. fxe5/3...Qh4/4. Ke2

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King's Gambit Declined 4.Ke2??[edit | edit source]

Bird's Opening
a b c d e f g h
8 a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8 8
7 a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7 7
6 a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6 6
5 a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5 5
4 a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4 4
3 a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3 3
2 a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2 2
1 a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1 1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

rnb1k1nr/pppp1ppp/8/2b1P3/4P2q/8/PPPPK1PP/RNBQ1BNR b

Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. fxe5 Qh4 4. Ke2

This is a blunder on white's part. The only other legal move would be to play 4. g3, which would force Black's queen to retreat. This move leads to checkmate if Black plays 4...Qxe4#.

Statistics[edit | edit source]

Next move probability[edit | edit source]

4...Qxe4# 100%

Win probability[edit | edit source]

Black 100%, White 0%, Draw 0%. (Note: the sample size for this is very small as players rarely make this blunder).

Theory Table[edit | edit source]

4 5 6 7
King's Gambit Declined Ke2 Qxe4# 0-1
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