C23 · Open · a plan for White

Bishop's Opening: McDonnell Gambit, La Bourdonnais-Denker Gambit

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1.e4e52.Bc4Bc53.b4Bxb44.c3
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Bishop's Opening: McDonnell Gambit, La Bourdonnais-Denker Gambit12k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
53%6.6k42%
25%3.1k49%
17%2.1k48%
5.3%66145%
0.6%7336%
0%560%
0%333%
0%10%
0%10%
0%10%
Famous games in this line1 master games
Kurenkov, Nikolai (2393)Tishin, Petr (2502)20031–0
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C23
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. b4 Bxb4 4. c3
GambitClassical
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