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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- Bishop's Opening C23
- Berlin Defense C24
- Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit C24
- Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit C43 you are here
Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit
Overview
Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO C43 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.
It begins with 7 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
2 named variations grow from this line, including Keidansky Gambit, Panov Variation.
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- ECO code
- C43
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 7
- Direct variations
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
781,366 games · White 53.0% / Draw 4.1% / Black 42.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 186,331 | |
| Nxe4 | 167,729 | |
| Bc5 | 102,353 | |
| d6 | 88,247 | |
| Bb4+ | 69,006 | |
| d5 | 62,533 | |
| c5 | 47,212 | |
| Be7 | 27,770 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:39:19
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