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C2317 plies · black to move

Bishop's Opening: Four Pawns Gambit

The Bishop's Opening: Four Pawns Gambit is a chess opening classified under ECO code C23 in the Open Games & French Defense family, beginning with 1.e4 e5 or 1.e4 e6, including the Italian Game, Ruy Lopez, and French Defense. It is reached after 9 moves: 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. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black n
Black b
Black q
Black k
Black n
Black r
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
6
5
4
White b
White p
White p
Black b
3
White n
2
White p
White p
Black p
1a
White r
b
White n
c
White b
d
White q
e
f
White r
g
h
White k

Resulting Position