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Bishop's Opening: Calabrese Countergambit

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1.e4e52.Bc4f5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Bishop's Opening: Calabrese Countergambit553k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
45%246k48%
Bishop's Opening: Calabrese Countergambit, Jaenisch Variation17%92k52%
9%50k53%
8.1%45k50%
5.8%32k48%
Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack5.1%28k53%
4%22k57%
2.9%16k46%
1.6%9.0k44%
0.7%3.7k40%
Famous games in this line12 master games
Bologan, Viktor (2665) – Bednarek, Sylwester (2320)20111–0Magem Badals, Jordi (2534) – Argandona Riveiro, Inigo (2364)20091–0Rizouk, Aimen (2507) – Argandona Riveiro, Inigo (2375)2008½–½Inkiov, Ventzislav (2446) – Argandona Riveiro, Inigo (2375)20081–0Heberla, Bartlomiej (2454) – Citak, Selim (2351)20051–0Pietrasanta, Jeremy (2301) – Shirazi, Kamran G (2440)2008½–½Paridar, Shadi (2232) – Gozzoli, Yannick (2429)20040–1Hohlbein, Michael (2309) – Ilonen, Ilmari (2332)20191–0
Heroes of this opening Bologan, Viktor · Magem Badals, Jordi · Inkiov, Ventzislav · Heberla, Bartlomiej
Family
Bishop's Opening
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C23
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 f5
GambitClassical
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Bishop's Opening: Calabrese Countergambit, Jaenisch Variation3.d3
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