Bishop's Opening: Horwitz Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Nc3 b5

ECO C26

The Bishop's Opening: Horwitz Gambit is a chess opening line in the Bishop's Opening complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Nc3 b5.

It is catalogued under code C26 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move b5 is chosen by Black on move 3.

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