Bishop's Opening: Lewis Countergambit (3. c3 d5)
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 d5
The Bishop's Opening: Lewis Countergambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C23, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 d5. It is a line of the Bishop's Opening. White is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 7 times by this move order. White won 71%, 15% were drawn and Black won 14%. The most popular continuation is 4. exd5 (43% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.01 (Stockfish, depth 40; best line 4. Bxd5 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+)
- ECO
- C23
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 d5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 2 | |
| 1500-1999 | 5 | |
| All | 7 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. exd5 | 3 (43%) | |
| 4. d4 | 1 (14%) | |
| 4. Bb3 | 1 (14%) | |
| 4. Bxd5 | 1 (14%) | |
| 4. Nf3 | 1 (14%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- azizmdaini (1791) – mustkocak (1775) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
- MisterGeno (1737) – ShamimAhmed (1695) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 300 + 0s
- dino2134 (1677) – Juzef (1666) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Bishop's Opening: Philidor Variation 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3
Continuations
- Bishop's Opening: Lewis Countergambit (4. Bxd5 Nf6) C23 · 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 d5 4. Bxd5 Nf6
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, 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.