C43 · Open · a plan for White

Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit, Keidansky Gambit

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1.e4e52.Bc4Nf63.d4exd44.Nf3Nxe45.Qxd4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit, Keidansky Gambit122k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
53%65k47%
22%26k30%
16%19k38%
6.5%7.9k32%
1.1%1.4k39%
0.8%1.0k43%
0.4%50528%
0.4%46017%
0.1%13819%
0.1%1357%
Famous games in this line89 master games
Sasata, Robert (2420) – Webb, Simon (2682)19970–1Bauer, Robert (2566) – Grabliauskas, Virginijus (2508)2014½–½Avrukh, Boris (2625) – Skripchenko, Almira (2440)20011–0Zavanelli, Prof. Max E (2479) – Buchnícek, Petr (2551)2005½–½Nightingale, Darrell (2511) – Serazeev, Albert Ilievich (2504)2013½–½Li, Ruifeng (2535) – Liang, Awonder (2430)2016½–½Belka, Wieland (2503) – Biedermann, Thomas (2451)2018½–½Miettinen, Kristo S. (2453) – Biedermann, Thomas (2451)2018½–½
Heroes of this opening Webb, Simon · Avrukh, Boris
Family
Bishop's Opening
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C43
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qxd4
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