Caissa Codex
C24

Bishop's Opening: Pachman Gambit

Chess diagram: Bishop's Opening: Pachman Gambit after 4. Nec3

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Statistics from Lichess

61 games: White 45.9% / Draw 4.9% / Black 49.2%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 23, 2026

Engine evaluation

−2.69 Black is clearly better

Best play: 4... Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 c6 7. Bd3 d5 8. O-O Be7 9. Re1

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

Bishop's Opening: Pachman Gambit (ECO C24, Open Games) is a gambit in the Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Ne2 Nxe4 4. Nec3 (4 moves).

In 61 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 45.9%, Black 49.2% and 4.9% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 4…Nxc3, in 67% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 3. Ne2 Nxe4 4. Nec3, the position after Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Bishop's Opening: Pachman Gambit (C24)”. Lichess data as of 23 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/bishops-opening-pachman-gambit

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