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Bishop's Opening: Stein Gambit

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1.e4e52.Bc4Bc53.f4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Bishop's Opening: Stein Gambit99k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
34%33k42%
28%28k52%
11%11k51%
11%11k60%
5.4%5.3k53%
3.8%3.8k42%
2.3%2.3k43%
1.2%1.2k55%
0.8%75438%
0.7%71037%
Famous games in this line2 master games
Miroshnichenko, Evgenij (2465) – Karlovich, Anastazia (2242)20001–0Miroshnichenko, Evgenij (2483) – Kiss, Gergely (2214)19991–0
Heroes of this opening Miroshnichenko, Evgenij
Family
Bishop's Opening
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C23
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. f4
GambitClassical
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