Openings/Bishop's Opening
Bishop's Opening: Paulsen Defense C24
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6
1,559 tournament games from this position · White wins 39%, draws 33%, Black wins 28%
Moves
1,559 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 1,376 | 41% 34% 26% | 2326 | 2026 |
| Bb3 | 86 | 35% 29% 36% | 2249 | 2026 |
| Qe2 | 47 | 32% 34% 34% | 2263 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 18 | 89% | 2088 | 2024 |
| Bg5 | 11 | 45% 18% 36% | 2049 | 2025 |
| f4 | 8 | 25% 75% | 2021 | 2025 |
| Nd2 | 6 | 33% 33% 33% | 2017 | 2025 |
| c3 | 3 | 100% | 1793 | 2024 |
| h3 | 2 | 100% | 1937 | 2023 |
| Be3 | 1 | 100% | 2052 | 2019 |
| a3 | 1 | 100% | 2204 | 2022 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2877–Caruana, F2801 | 0-1 | 2nd Sinquefield Cup 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2843–Caruana, F2822 | 1-0 | 6th Norway Chess 2018 | 2018 |
| Grischuk, A2792–Aronian, L2815 | ½-½ | 2nd Norway Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Wei Yi2758–Carlsen, M2837 | 1-0 | 13th Norway Armageddon | 2025 |
| Aronian, L2764–Caruana, F2816 | 0-1 | GCT Rapid Paris 2018 | 2018 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2804–Nepomniachtchi, I2773 | 0-1 | Superbet Classic 2022 | 2022 |
| Wei Yi2758–Nakamura, Hi2804 | 1-0 | 13th Norway Armageddon | 2025 |
| Caruana, F2828–Harikrishna, P2726 | 1-0 | Champions Showdown Blitz | 2019 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2758–Nepomniachtchi, I2792 | 1-0 | 9th Norway Armageddon | 2021 |
| Aronian, L2765–Caruana, F2786 | ½-½ | Superbet Classic 2022 | 2022 |
Bishop's Opening variations
Bishop's OpeningC23Calabrese CountergambitC23Khan GambitC23Philidor CounterattackC23Boi VariationC23Berlin DefenseC24Calabrese Countergambit, Jaenisch VariationC23Lewis GambitC23McDonnell GambitC23Philidor VariationC23Stein GambitC23Berlin Defense, Greco GambitC24Ponziani GambitC24Lopez VariationC23Lewis CountergambitC23Anderssen GambitC23Thorold GambitC23del Rio VariationC23Horwitz GambitC26Lopez Variation, Lopez GambitC23McDonnell Gambit, La Bourdonnais-Denker GambitC23McDonnell Gambit, McDonnell Double GambitC23Vienna HybridC24Warsaw GambitC24