Bishop's Opening: del Rio Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 Qg5
The Bishop's Opening: del Rio Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO C23, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 Qg5. 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 8 times by this move order. White won 38%, -1% were drawn and Black won 63%. The most popular continuation is 4. d4 (25% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.05 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 4. d4 Qxg2 5. Qf3 Qxf3 6. Nxf3 exd4)
- ECO
- C23
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 Qg5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 5 | |
| 1500-1999 | 2 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 8 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. d4 | 2 (25%) | |
| 4. Nf3 | 2 (25%) | |
| 4. Qb3 | 1 (13%) | |
| 4. h4 | 1 (13%) | |
| 4. g3 | 1 (13%) | |
| 4. Qf3 | 1 (13%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Kingsly2023 (2058) – omr_10 (2116) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- TorreRey (1806) – BoA7CocK (1814) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- xy6a84 (1495) – mbfitnesspur (1505) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
Bishop's Opening: Philidor Variation 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3
More Bishop's Opening lines (all)
- Bishop's Opening C23
- Bishop's Opening: Anderssen Gambit C23
- 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
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.