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Bishop's Opening

The Bishop's Opening (ECO C23–C43) is a chess opening that begins 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4.

Bishop's Opening — after 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4

The main line

The Bishop's Opening is reached by 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 (ECO C23). It's one of 41 named lines under this opening in the book.

Named variations (28)

  • McDonnell Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. b4 (C23)
  • Lewis Countergambit — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 d5 (C23)
  • Vienna Hybrid — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 (C24)
  • Urusov Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 (C43)
  • Calabrese Countergambit — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 f5 (C23)
  • Berlin Defense — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 (C24)
  • Lopez Variation — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. Qe2 (C23)
  • Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Nc3 (C27)
  • Khan Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 d5 (C23)
  • Philidor Counterattack — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 c6 (C23)
  • Boi Variation — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 (C23)
  • Lewis Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. d4 (C23)
  • Philidor Variation — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 (C23)
  • Stein Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. f4 (C23)
  • Ponziani Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 (C24)
  • Paulsen Defense — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 (C24)
  • Anderssen Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 b5 3. Bxb5 c6 (C23)
  • Thorold Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 b5 3. Bxb5 f5 (C23)
  • del Rio Variation — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 Qg5 (C23)
  • Horwitz Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 b5 (C26)
  • Warsaw Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 (C24)
  • Pachman Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Ne2 Nxe4 4. Nec3 (C24)
  • Kitchener Folly — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Be7 4. Nf3 O-O (C24)
  • Lopez Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. Qe2 Nc6 4. c3 Nf6 5. f4 (C23)
  • Krejcik Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. f3 Bc5 4. Ne2 Nc6 5. b4 (C24)
  • Pratt Variation — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. exf6 dxc4 7. Qh5 O-O (C23)
  • Lisitsyn Variation — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 cxd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Nxd7 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Ne2 (C23)
  • Four Pawns Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. b4 Bxb4 4. f4 exf4 5. Nf3 Be7 6. d4 Bh4+ 7. g3 fxg3 8. O-O gxh2+ 9. Kh1 (C23)

Analyze the Bishop's Opening

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