Bishop's Opening: Warsaw Gambit
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Statistics from Lichess
80,168 games: White 50.6% / Draw 3.4% / Black 46.0%
| Next move | Games | White / Draw / BlackW / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| 23,90424K | ||
| 21,26121K | ||
| 10,25910K | ||
| 5,3065,306 | ||
| 4,9564,956 | ||
| 4,6164,616 | ||
| 4,5184,518 | ||
| 1,4231,423 |
Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 29, 2026
Engine evaluation
−1.67 Black is clearly better
Even so, White scores 52.3% here in practice: wins plus half the draws in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500.
Best play: 4... Nxe4 5. Qxd4 Nf6 6. Bg5 Nc6 7. Qe3+ Qe7 8. Nf3 Qxe3+ 9. Bxe3
Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.
Overview
Bishop's Opening: Warsaw Gambit (ECO C24, Open Games) is a gambit in the Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 (4 moves).
In 80,168 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 50.6%, Black 46.0% and 3.4% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 4…dxc3, in 30% of those games.
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How to play against the Bishop's Opening: Warsaw Gambit
4…Nxe4 scores best for Black: 52.1%, with Black winning 50.4% and White 46.2% of 21K games. The most played answer, 4…dxc3, scores lowest: 42.3% in 24K games. Stockfish's first choice is also 4…Nxe4.
Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: Black's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings
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Caissa Codex. “Bishop's Opening: Warsaw Gambit (C24)”. Lichess data as of 29 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/bishops-opening-warsaw-gambit