Bishop's Opening: Philidor Variation
ECO: C23Open Games1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.c3
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About the Bishop's Opening: Philidor Variation
The Bishop's Opening: Philidor Variation is a line of the Bishop's Opening, catalogued under ECO code C23 in the Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.c3, 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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Other lines of the Bishop's Opening
- Bishop's Opening: Berlin DefenseC24 · 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6
- Bishop's Opening: Boi VariationC23 · 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5
- Bishop's Opening: Calabrese CountergambitC23 · 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 f5
- Bishop's Opening: Khan GambitC23 · 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 d5
- Bishop's Opening: Philidor CounterattackC23 · 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 c6
- Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense, Greco GambitC24 · 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.f4
- Bishop's Opening: Calabrese Countergambit, Jaenisch VariationC23 · 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 f5 3.d3
- Bishop's Opening: Lewis GambitC23 · 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.d4