Openings/Bishop's Opening
Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense C24
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6
5,010 tournament games from this position · White wins 41%, draws 29%, Black wins 30%
Moves
5,010 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d3 | 4,040 | 41% 31% 28% | 2267 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 480 | 38% 25% 37% | 2212 | 2026 |
| d4 | 338 | 38% 23% 38% | 2075 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 79 | 29% 16% 54% | 1986 | 2026 |
| Qe2 | 55 | 44% 25% 31% | 2128 | 2026 |
| Qf3 | 17 | 71% 18% | 2168 | 2026 |
| f4 | 1 | 100% | 2013 | 2016 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2877–Caruana, F2801 | 0-1 | 2nd Sinquefield Cup 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2843–Caruana, F2822 | 1-0 | 6th Norway Chess 2018 | 2018 |
| Carlsen, M2855–Giri, A2782 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid Paris 2016 | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M2875–So, W2754 | ½-½ | 7th Norway Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Grischuk, A2792–Aronian, L2815 | ½-½ | 2nd Norway Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Caruana, F2816–So, W2778 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Paris 2018 | 2018 |
| Wei Yi2758–Carlsen, M2837 | 1-0 | 13th Norway Armageddon | 2025 |
| Carlsen, M2865–Vidit, S2727 | ½-½ | 84th Tata Steel Masters | 2022 |
| Caruana, F2799–Grischuk, A2782 | 0-1 | Champions Showdown G10 | 2017 |
| Caruana, F2799–Grischuk, A2782 | 1-0 | Champions Showdown G10 | 2017 |
Bishop's Opening variations
Bishop's OpeningC23Calabrese CountergambitC23Khan GambitC23Philidor CounterattackC23Boi VariationC23Calabrese Countergambit, Jaenisch VariationC23Lewis GambitC23McDonnell GambitC23Philidor VariationC23Stein GambitC23Berlin Defense, Greco GambitC24Ponziani GambitC24Lopez VariationC23Lewis CountergambitC23Paulsen DefenseC24Anderssen GambitC23Thorold GambitC23del Rio VariationC23Horwitz GambitC26Lopez Variation, Lopez GambitC23McDonnell Gambit, La Bourdonnais-Denker GambitC23McDonnell Gambit, McDonnell Double GambitC23Vienna HybridC24Warsaw GambitC24