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C235 plies · black to move

Bishop's Opening: Stein Gambit

The Bishop's Opening: Stein 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 3 moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. f4. 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
Black b
Black p
4
White b
White p
White p
3
2
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
1a
White r
b
White n
c
White b
d
White q
e
White k
f
g
White n
h
White r

Resulting Position