Tree path 6 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Petrov's Defense › Italian Variation › Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit › Lichtenhein Defense
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Petrov's Defense C42
- Italian Variation C42
- Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit C27
- Lichtenhein Defense C27 you are here
Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit, Lichtenhein Defense
Overview
Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit, Lichtenhein Defense is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO C27 in the Open Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Nc3 d5, after 8 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- C27
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 8
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Statistics from Lichess
14,581 games · White 60.0% / Draw 3.4% / Black 36.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nxd5 | 7,164 | |
| Bxd5 | 5,435 | |
| Nxe4 | 1,236 | |
| Bb3 | 539 | |
| Bb5+ | 97 | |
| Bd3 | 42 | |
| Nxe5 | 22 | |
| Qe2 | 15 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:50:01
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