Open · a plan for White

Bishop's Opening: Calabrese Countergambit, Jaenisch Variation

5/5
1.e4e52.Bc4f53.d3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Bishop's Opening: Calabrese Countergambit, Jaenisch Variation92k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
86%79k49%
4.5%4.1k41%
2.2%2.0k39%
2%1.8k48%
1.7%1.5k48%
1.2%1.1k42%
0.8%70550%
0.7%64837%
0.4%36943%
0.2%18146%
Famous games in this line8 master games
Magem Badals, Jordi (2534) – Argandona Riveiro, Inigo (2364)20091–0Rizouk, Aimen (2507) – Argandona Riveiro, Inigo (2375)2008½–½Inkiov, Ventzislav (2446) – Argandona Riveiro, Inigo (2375)20081–0Hohlbein, Michael (2309) – Ilonen, Ilmari (2332)20191–0Pinter, Erik (2238) – Grafl, Florian (2299)20001–0Roeberg, Frank (2278) – Grafl, Florian (2257)20000–1Handley, Mike (2205) – Lyell, Mark (2310)1989½–½Yeo, Michael J (2211) – Lyell, Mark (2221)19990–1
Heroes of this opening Magem Badals, Jordi · Inkiov, Ventzislav · Hohlbein, Michael · Pinter, Erik
Family
Bishop's Opening
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C23
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 f5 3. d3
GambitClassical
★ Read the guide: Bishop's OpeningExplore all 41 Bishop's Opening lines →
Keep exploring
Nearby lines in the family
Bishop's Opening: Lewis Gambit2…Bc5 3.d4Bishop's Opening: Stein Gambit2…Bc5 3.f4Bishop's Opening: Lopez Variation2…Bc5 3.Qe2
Study this opening
Open in the opening tree →Videos on YouTube ↗