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- King's Pawn Game C20
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Bishop's Opening: Lopez Variation
Overview
Bishop's Opening: Lopez Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C23.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 5 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. Qe2 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Bishop's Opening: Boi Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
2 named variations grow from this line, including Bishop's Opening: Lopez Gambit, Lopez Gambit.
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- ECO code
- C23
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 5
- Direct variations
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
14,024 games · White 49.4% / Draw 3.9% / Black 46.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf6 | 5,094 | |
| d6 | 3,810 | |
| Nc6 | 3,066 | |
| Qf6 | 775 | |
| Qe7 | 267 | |
| c6 | 207 | |
| Ne7 | 191 | |
| a6 | 147 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:10:33
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