Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit

ECO: C27Open Games1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Nc3

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About the Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit

The Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit is a line of the Bishop's Opening, catalogued under ECO code C27 in the Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.

It arises after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Nc3, with White playing the move that gives the line its name.

The Bishop's Opening has 41 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.

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