Bishop's Opening: Lisitsyn Variation

The Bishop's Opening: Lisitsyn 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 8 moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 cxd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Nxd7 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Ne2. The resulting position leaves black to move.