Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Nc3

ECO C27

The Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit is a chess opening line in the Bishop's Opening complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Nc3.

It is catalogued under code C27 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Nc3 is chosen by White on move 4.

One named continuation branches from this position: the Lichtenhein Defense.

Named variations

• Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit, Lichtenhein Defense — ECO C27

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