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Bishop's Opening · Black

Bishop's Opening, ...c6/...d5 Foundation · Black (C24)

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Bishop's Opening · WhiteDifficulty 2/3

White repertoire · ECO C23–C24

Sample line with full explanations: Bishop's Opening, 3...c6 Main Line and 11.d4 · White.

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ECO C24

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  1. Bishop's Opening, ...c6/...d5 Foundation · BlackSample

    1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 a5 6. a4 Bb4+ 7. c3 Bd6 8. exd5 cxd5 9. Na3 h6 10. Nb5 Nc6

  2. Bishop's Opening, Early Central Exchange and ...Bxc3+ · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. exd5 cxd5 6. Bb3 a5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 a4 10. Ba2 Nc6

  3. Bishop's Opening, 4.Ne2 and the ...d4 Space Gain · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Ne2 d5 5. exd5 cxd5 6. Bb3 Nc6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Nbc3 d4 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Ne4 Be7

  4. Bishop's Opening, 3.Qe2 and Queenside Expansion · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Qe2 Nc6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nbd2 Na5 7. Bb5+ c6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 O-O 10. Nf1 Re8

  5. Bishop's Opening, Urusov Gambit and Immediate ...d5 · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 d5 5. exd5 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 O-O 8. O-O Nxd5 9. Nb3 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5