Exact catalogue record

Bishop's Opening: McDonnell GambitC23

Bishop's Opening: McDonnell Gambit is the source catalogue’s name for the exact position reached by the move order below. It is filed under ECO C23, in volume C (open games after 1.e4 e5 plus the French Defense).

ECO code

C23

Opening family

Bishop's Opening

Recorded half-moves

5

Last numbered move

3

Side to move

Black

Castling rights

White kingside, White queenside, Black kingside, Black queenside

Material

Material is level

FEN

rnbqk1nr/pppp1ppp/8/2b1p3/1PB1P3/8/P1PP1PPP/RNBQK1NR b KQkq - 0 3

Scope of this record

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Comes from

• Bishop's Opening: Boi Variation (C23)

Main continuations

• Bishop's Opening: McDonnell Gambit, La Bourdonnais-Denker Gambit (C23)
• Bishop's Opening: McDonnell Gambit, McDonnell Double Gambit (C23)

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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