Bishop's Opening: Lisitsyn Variation

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 c6 3.d4 d5 4.exd5 cxd5 5.Bb5+ Bd7 6.Bxd7+ Nxd7 7.dxe5 Nxe5 8.Ne2

ECO C23

The Bishop's Opening: Lisitsyn Variation is a chess opening line in the Bishop's Opening complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 c6 3.d4 d5 4.exd5 cxd5 5.Bb5+ Bd7 6.Bxd7+ Nxd7 7.dxe5 Nxe5 8.Ne2.

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

The defining move Ne2 is chosen by White on move 8.

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