Exact catalogue record

Bishop's Opening: Berlin DefenseC24

Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense is the source catalogue’s name for the exact position reached by the move order below. It is filed under ECO C24, in volume C (open games after 1.e4 e5 plus the French Defense).

ECO code

C24

Opening family

Bishop's Opening

Recorded half-moves

4

Last numbered move

2

Side to move

White

Castling rights

White kingside, White queenside, Black kingside, Black queenside

Material

Material is level

FEN

rnbqkb1r/pppp1ppp/5n2/4p3/2B1P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK1NR w KQkq - 2 3

Scope of this record

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Comes from

• Bishop's Opening (C23)

Main continuations

• Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense, Greco Gambit (C24)
• Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit (C24)
• Bishop's Opening: Horwitz Gambit (C26)
• Bishop's Opening: Paulsen Defense (C24)
• Bishop's Opening: Pachman Gambit (C24)
• Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid (C24)
• Bishop's Opening: Kitchener Folly (C24)
• Bishop's Opening: Krejcik Gambit (C24)

Other records under Bishop's Opening

These records share the source catalogue’s family label; that relationship alone does not imply the same plans or resulting position.

• Bishop's Opening (C23)
• Bishop's Opening: Anderssen Gambit (C23)
• Bishop's Opening: Boi Variation (C23)
• Bishop's Opening: Calabrese Countergambit (C23)
• Bishop's Opening: Calabrese Countergambit, Jaenisch Variation (C23)
• Bishop's Opening: Four Pawns Gambit (C23)
• Bishop's Opening: Khan Gambit (C23)
• Bishop's Opening: Lewis Countergambit (C23)

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