Bishop's Opening: Lewis Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. d4
The Bishop's Opening: Lewis Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C23, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. d4. It is a line of the Bishop's Opening. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1,873 times by this move order. White won 60%, 3% were drawn and Black won 37%. The most popular continuation is 3… exd4 (63% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 3… Bxd4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nxd4 Nxd4 6. Be3)
- ECO
- C23
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. d4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 678 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,130 | |
| 2000+ | 65 | |
| All | 1,873 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… exd4 | 1,173 (63%) | |
| 3… Bxd4 | 591 (32%) | |
| 3… d6 | 26 (1%) | |
| 3… Nf6 | 20 (1%) | |
| 3… Nc6 | 14 (1%) | |
| 3… d5 | 13 (1%) | |
| 3… Bb6 | 11 (1%) | |
| 3… Qf6 | 9 (0%) |
Master games
14 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 57%, draw 14%, Black 29%). The strongest:
- GM Mark L Hebden (2548) – Francisco Silva Gonzalez (2050) 1-0 · 6th Sveins Memorial · 2013-06-21
- WIM Irina Petrova (2110) – WGM Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova (2344) 0-1 · Women's Speed Chess Q7 · 2021-06-06
- WIM Yulia Efremova (2127) – Luis Oro (2255) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 25th Jan · 2022-01-25
- Alex Fikiet (2151) – CM Damjan Jandric (2179) 0-1 · Titled Tue 1st Jul Early · 2025-07-01
- Alex Fikiet (2151) – FM Dmitry Kononenko (2155) 0-1 · Titled Tue 16th Sep 2025 · 2025-09-16
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Comes from
Bishop's Opening: Boi Variation 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5
More Bishop's Opening lines (all)
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- 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: 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.