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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- Bishop's Opening C23
- Boi Variation C23
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Bishop's Opening: Lopez Variation
Overview
Bishop's Opening: Lopez Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C23.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 5 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. Qe2 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Bishop's Opening: Boi Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
2 named variations grow from this line, including Bishop's Opening: Lopez Gambit, Lopez Gambit.
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- ECO code
- C23
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 5
- Direct variations
- 2
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