Bishop's Opening: Pachman Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Ne2 Nxe4 4. Nec3
The Bishop's Opening: Pachman Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C24, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Ne2 Nxe4 4. Nec3. 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 4 times by this move order. White won 75%, 0% were drawn and Black won 25%. The most popular continuation is 4… Nxc3 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: −1.64 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 4… Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 c6 7. Bd3)
- ECO
- C24
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Ne2 Nxe4 4. Nec3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 4 | |
| All | 4 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… Nxc3 | 2 (50%) | |
| 4… Nf6 | 2 (50%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Rimi-17 (1296) – neur0knight (1255) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 600 + 5s
- ZainAhmed0 (937) – coach_ewc (1029) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 600 + 0s
- Alejandrosso (739) – agona1 (834) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 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 (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.