Van't Kruijs Opening: Bouncing Bishop Variation

1.e3 e5 2.Bc4 b5 3.Bb3

ECO A00

The Van't Kruijs Opening: Bouncing Bishop Variation is a chess opening line in the Van't Kruijs Opening complex, reached after 1.e3 e5 2.Bc4 b5 3.Bb3.

It is catalogued under code A00 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Bb3 is chosen by White on move 3.

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