C23 · Open · a plan for White

Bishop's Opening: Lewis Countergambit

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1.e4e52.Bc4Bc53.c3d5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Bishop's Opening: Lewis Countergambit2.1k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
67%1.4k36%
27%58055%
2%4242%
1.4%3144%
0.4%922%
0.4%944%
0.4%939%
0.3%617%
0.3%650%
0.3%667%
Famous games in this line1 master games
Petukhov, Viktor Stepanovich (2232)Markovich, Mikhail Zinovievich (2323)2012½–½
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C23
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 d5
GambitClassical
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