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C239 plies · black to move

Bishop's Opening: Lewis Countergambit, Walker Variation

The Bishop's Opening: Lewis Countergambit, Walker Variation 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 5 moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 d5 4. Bxd5 Nf6 5. d4. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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

Resulting Position