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Bishop's Opening

Warsaw Gambit

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  1. 1.e4e5
  2. 2.Bc4Nf6
  3. 3.d4exd4
  4. 4.c3
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A sharp Bishop's Opening gambit in which White, already a pawn down after 3. d4 exd4, offers a second pawn with 4. c3 for development and open lines.

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About the Warsaw Gambit

The Warsaw Gambit replaces 4. Nf3, the move that leads to the Urusov Gambit, with 4. c3, which offers a second pawn for rapid development and open lines against the black king. The engine rates Black clearly better and favors 4...Nxe4 among its top choices. Acceptance with 4...dxc3 is the most frequent reply, although White scores well after it in online play. The central counterstrike 4...d5 gives Black the best practical results.

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