Open · a plan for White

Bishop's Opening: Philidor Counterattack

4/4
1.e4e52.Bc4c6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Bishop's Opening: Philidor Counterattack1.4M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
28%406k51%
20%289k54%
14%197k49%
8.3%119k58%
7.1%103k50%
5.1%73k55%
4.4%64k48%
4.4%63k47%
3.2%47k52%
1.6%23k50%
Famous games in this line48 master games
Rublevsky, Sergei (2688) – Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2707)2012½–½Jaracz, Pawel (2542) – Bacrot, Etienne (2714)2011½–½Fedorov, Alexei (2601) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2646)2004½–½Mitkov, Nikola (2455) – Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter (2550)1997½–½Tishin, Petr (2443) – Afromeev, Vladimir (2556)2005½–½Sutovsky, Emil (2575) – Boim, Inon (2410)1999½–½Radlovacki, Jovan (2360) – Orlov, Andrey (2616)20050–1Bryson, Douglas M (2383) – Motwani, Paul (2509)2002½–½
Family
Bishop's Opening
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C23
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 c6
AggressiveClassical
★ Read the guide: Bishop's OpeningExplore all 41 Bishop's Opening lines →
Keep exploring
Go deeper — named lines from here
Bishop's Opening: Lisitsyn Variation3.d4 d5 4.exd5 cxd5 5.Bb5 Bd7 …
Nearby lines in the family
Bishop's Opening: Khan Gambit2…d5Bishop's Opening: Boi Variation2…Bc5Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense2…Nf6
Study this opening
Open in the opening tree →Videos on YouTube ↗