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Position after 2.Bc4 ECO C23
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Black rook
Black knight
Black bishop
Black queen
Black king
Black bishop
Black knight
Black rook
Black pawn
Black pawn
Black pawn
Black pawn
Black pawn
Black pawn
Black pawn
Black pawn
White bishop
White pawn
White pawn
White pawn
White pawn
White pawn
White pawn
White pawn
White pawn
White rook
White knight
White bishop
White queen
White king
White knight
White rook
1.e4 1…e5 2.Bc4
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Bishop's Opening · C23

Bishop's Opening

Opening details →

In master play

9,323 games
White 34.3% Draw 43.3% Black 22.4%

Continuations

6 replies sorted by frequency
  1. 2…Nf6 14,442 g.
    • C43 Urusov Gambit 424
    • C24 Vienna Hybrid 2,890
    • C24 Berlin Defense 7,755
    • C27 Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit 106
    • + 7 more
  2. 2…Bc5 187 g.
    • C23 McDonnell Gambit 2
    • C23 Lewis Countergambit 1
    • C23 Lopez Variation
    • C23 Boi Variation 175
    • + 7 more
  3. 2…b5 —
    • C23 Anderssen Gambit
    • C23 Thorold Gambit
  4. 2…c6 48 g.
    • C23 Lisitsyn Variation
    • C23 Philidor Counterattack 48
  5. 2…f5 12 g. Calabrese Countergambit
  6. 2…d5 — Khan Gambit
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