Bishop's Opening: Anderssen Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 b5 3. Bxb5 c6
The Bishop's Opening: Anderssen Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C23, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 b5 3. Bxb5 c6. It is a line of the Bishop's Opening. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 99 times by this move order. White won 48%, 4% were drawn and Black won 48%. The most popular continuation is 4. Bc4 (80% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.19 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Na6 6. Nf3 Nc5)
- ECO
- C23
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 b5 3. Bxb5 c6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 43 | |
| 1500-1999 | 49 | |
| 2000+ | 7 | |
| All | 99 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Bc4 | 79 (80%) | |
| 4. Ba4 | 16 (16%) | |
| 4. Be2 | 4 (4%) |
Master games
2 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 100%, draw 0%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- Evan Rabin (1945) – CM Volen Dyulgerov (2181) 1-0 · Titled Tue 3rd Mar 2026 · 2026-03-03
Search all games of the Bishop's Opening: Anderssen Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- IM bazar-wokzal (2451) – MagicChess777 (2112) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
- Mundhi98 (2190) – Godjaev (2168) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
- flarum89 (2064) – Bufudyne (2217) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Bishop's Opening 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4
More Bishop's Opening lines (all)
- Bishop's Opening: Boi Variation C23
- Bishop's Opening: Calabrese Countergambit C23
- Bishop's Opening: Calabrese Countergambit, Jaenisch Variation C23
- Bishop's Opening: Four Pawns Gambit C23
- Bishop's Opening: Khan Gambit C23
- Bishop's Opening: Lewis Countergambit (3. c3 d5) C23
- Bishop's Opening: Lewis Countergambit (4. Bxd5 Nf6) C23
- Bishop's Opening: Lewis Countergambit, Walker Variation C23
- Bishop's Opening: Lewis Gambit C23
- Bishop's Opening: Lisitsyn Variation C23
- Bishop's Opening: Lopez Gambit C23
- Bishop's Opening: Lopez Variation C23
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.