Bishop's Opening: Four Pawns Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.b4 Bxb4 4.f4 exf4 5.Nf3 Be7 6.d4 Bh4+ 7.g3 fxg3 8.O-O gxh2+ 9.Kh1

ECO C23

The Bishop's Opening: Four Pawns Gambit is a chess opening line in the Bishop's Opening complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.b4 Bxb4 4.f4 exf4 5.Nf3 Be7 6.d4 Bh4+ 7.g3 fxg3 8.O-O gxh2+ 9.Kh1.

It is catalogued under code C23 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Kh1 is chosen by White on move 9.

The Bishop's Opening: Four Pawns Gambit is a line of the Bishop's Opening. The Bishop's Opening is a chess opening that begins 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4. Read the complete Bishop's Opening guide: what it is, how to reach it, its main variations, how to play against it, and its history.

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