Openings/Bishop's Opening
Bishop's Opening C23
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4
6,609 tournament games from this position · White wins 42%, draws 28%, Black wins 29%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf6 | 5,008 | 40% 29% 30% | 2242 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 1,221 | 46% 26% 28% | 2159 | 2026 |
| Bc5 | 233 | 52% 21% 27% | 1999 | 2026 |
| d6 | 73 | 56% 22% 22% | 2086 | 2026 |
| c6 | 38 | 55% 16% 29% | 2090 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 11 | 82% | 1960 | 2025 |
| f5 | 9 | 33% 33% 33% | 1937 | 2025 |
| Qh4 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2062 | 2019 |
| Qf6 | 3 | 67% 33% | 1827 | 2022 |
| h6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1962 | 2023 |
| d5 | 2 | 100% | 2390 | 2024 |
| Qe7 | 2 | 100% | 2031 | 2017 |
| Bd6 | 1 | 100% | 2196 | 2015 |
| Nh6 | 1 | 100% | 2332 | 2017 |
| Qg5 | 1 | 100% | 2218 | 2023 |
| g6 | 1 | 100% | 1783 | 2018 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2877–Caruana, F2801 | 0-1 | 2nd Sinquefield Cup 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2843–Caruana, F2822 | 1-0 | 6th Norway Chess 2018 | 2018 |
| Carlsen, M2855–Giri, A2782 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid Paris 2016 | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M2875–So, W2754 | ½-½ | 7th Norway Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Grischuk, A2792–Aronian, L2815 | ½-½ | 2nd Norway Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Caruana, F2816–So, W2778 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Paris 2018 | 2018 |
| Wei Yi2758–Carlsen, M2837 | 1-0 | 13th Norway Armageddon | 2025 |
| Carlsen, M2865–Vidit, S2727 | ½-½ | 84th Tata Steel Masters | 2022 |
| Caruana, F2822–Nakamura, Hi2769 | ½-½ | 6th Norway Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2799–Grischuk, A2782 | 0-1 | Champions Showdown G10 | 2017 |
Bishop's Opening variations
Calabrese CountergambitC23Khan GambitC23Philidor CounterattackC23Boi VariationC23Berlin DefenseC24Calabrese Countergambit, Jaenisch VariationC23Lewis GambitC23McDonnell GambitC23Philidor VariationC23Stein GambitC23Berlin Defense, Greco GambitC24Ponziani GambitC24Lopez VariationC23Lewis CountergambitC23Paulsen DefenseC24Anderssen GambitC23Thorold GambitC23del Rio VariationC23Horwitz GambitC26Lopez Variation, Lopez GambitC23McDonnell Gambit, La Bourdonnais-Denker GambitC23McDonnell Gambit, McDonnell Double GambitC23Vienna HybridC24Warsaw GambitC24