Bishop's Opening C23 - C24

Bishop's Opening Chess Resources

 Wikipedia Page 
The Bishop's Opening is a chess opening that begins with the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4.

  The Bishop's Opening is not as popular as some other openings, but it can be a good choice for players who want to control the center of the board and play for a solid, positional advantage.

 Black has a number of options for responding to the Bishop's Opening,
 including the Ruy Lopez with 2...Nc6,
the Two Knights Defense with 2...Nf6,
and the Berlin Defense with 2...Nf6 3. d3.

The Bishop's Opening can lead to closed, positional positions, and is a good choice for players who prefer a more measured, strategic approach to the game.

C23 Sub-variants:

Bishop's opening

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4

Bishop's opening, Philidor counter-attack

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 c6

Bishop's opening, Lisitsyn variation

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 cxd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Nxd7 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Ne2

Bishop's opening, Calabrese counter-gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 f5

Bishop's opening, Calabrese counter-gambit, Jaenisch variation

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 f5 3. d3

Bishop's opening, Classical variation

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5

Bishop's opening, Lopez gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. Qe2 Nc6 4. c3 Nf6 5. f4

Bishop's opening, Philidor variation

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3

Bishop's opening, Pratt variation

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. exf6 dxc4 7. Qh5 O-O

Bishop's opening, Lewis counter-gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 d5

Bishop's opening, del Rio variation

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 Qg5

Bishop's opening, Lewis gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. d4

Bishop's opening, Wing gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. b4

Bishop's opening, MacDonnell double gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. b4 Bxb4 4. f4

Bishop's opening, Four pawns' gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. b4 Bxb4 4. f4 exf4 5. Nf3 Be7 6. d4 Bh4+ 7. g3 fxg3 8. O-O gxh2+ 9. Kh1

C24 Sub-variants:

Bishop's opening, Berlin defence

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6

Bishop's opening, Greco gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. f4

Bishop's opening, Ponziani gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4

Bishop's opening, Urusov gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3

Bishop's opening, Urusov gambit, Panov variation

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 d5 5. exd5 Bb4+ 6. c3 Qe7

BOOKS (Free)

Short & Sweet: Bishop's Opening - FREE Chessable Course -  21 Trainable Variations w/ 1hr & 18 Min of Video (IM Miodrag Perunovic)

Bishops Opening Chess ARTICLES

The Jerome Gambit Blog ( All about this one Gambit over 2000 posts???)

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ...and related lines

(risky/nonrisky lines, tactics & psychology for fast, exciting play)

Magnus Carlsen’s Bishop’s Opening - Blog Articles 2018
The Urusov Gambit - Huge Simplify Chess Page (Explaining every Move)

The Bishop’s Opening – How to Play It as White and Black - Chessable Blog Opening Guide (Pretty Detailed)
Bishop’s Opening (Simple and Powerful)  - Remote Chess Academy  (Article w/ Video and  3 Very Detailed Annotated games in Lichess Study Format)

GAMES DATABASES

365Chess.com 

C23: Bishop's opening 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 - 16,000 Games ( Broken into  15 sub-varients)
C24: Bishop's opening, Berlin defence 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 - 11,000 Games (Broken into 5 Sub-Varients)

Chessgames.com 

Bishop's Opening (C23-C24) - 2243 games 
C24 Urusov-Gambit  - 51 Games

Bishop's Opening LiChess Studies

Bishop's opening  - 10 Chapter Study  (583 hearts)
The Bishop Opening - 20 Chapter Study  
Opening Studies (Bishop's Opening) - 8 Chapter Study  (All Annotated Games)
Bishop's Openings for Beginners  - 12 Chapter Study

Urusov gambit - Huge In-depth Study with 55 Chapters

Bishop's Opening Chess Video Lessons

Bishops Opening (5 Video Playlist) IM Miodrag Perunovic (Over 2.5 Hrs)

Bishop's Opening - Ideas, Traps, and Everything!  - 10 Video playlist - GM Igor Smirnov
The Unbeatable Bishop’s Opening (simple and powerful) - 22 Min GM Igor Smirnov
Bishop's Opening (Sneaky Good Attack) - 20 Min 
Opening Basics #19: Bishop's opening - 18 Min
The Modern Bishop's Opening | White's Response against the Two Knights Defense | IM Alex Astaneh - 33 Min

How to play against the bishops opening - 14 Min
How to Play Against the Bishop's Opening as Black [TRAPS Included] - 12 min GM Igor Smirnov

Urusov Gambit

The Unbeatable Urusov Gambit - Chess Openings Explained - 49 Min (St Louis CC Lesson)
Chess Opening: Urusov Gambit - 17 Min
Diving Deep into Urusov Gambit Theory - 13 Min
The Urusov Gambit | Attacking Gambit in the Bishop's Opening IM Andrey Ostrovskiy - 12 Min
Chess Openings: Smash 'em with The Urusov Gambit!! - 44 min IM Miodrag Perunovic
Human Defeats Stockfish with Urusov Gambit - 11 min Johnathan Schrantz
Dirty Chess Tricks 14 (Urusov Gambit Declined) - 14 Min
Dirty Chess Tricks 15 (Urusov Gambit Accepted) - 27 Min
The Original URUSOV GAMBIT Surprised a Future World Champion | Chess History Explained - 17 Min
Smothered Mate and an Urusov Gambit | Viewers' Choice - GM Yasser Seirawan - 50 Min
Chess Tips: How To Play The Dangerous Urusov Gambit?  - 67 Min Maurice Bishop

Alterman GGuide The Urusov Gambit part1 - 34 Min 
Alterman GGuide The Urusov Gambit part2 - 33 min

Ponziani Gambit

Win Fast with The Bishops Opening! Ponziani Gambit!! - 17 Min IM Miodrag Perunovic

Greco Gambit

Chess Opening Tricks to WIN Fast | Greco Gambit Traps, Moves, Strategies & Ideas - 7 Min
GRECO GAMBIT OPENING!!! CARLSEN vs SOCKO -  7 Min

4 Pawns Gambit

Chess Openings: Learn to Play the Four Pawns Gambit! - 6 Min
Human Beats Stockfish with FOUR PAWNS GAMBIT - 13 Min

Lewis Gambit

PREVIEW: Gambit Guide - Bishop's Opening, Lewis Gambit - 4 Min
Dirty Chess Tricks 13 (Lewis Gambit) - 18 Min
What is the Lewis Gambit? | Harrison Keyser Plays The People!  -  3 min

Calabrese Counter Gambit

Calabrese Counter Gambit against Bishop's Opening - 21 Min

Bishops Opening Chess Traps

5 Best Chess Opening Traps in the Bishop’s Opening - 11 Min GM Igor Smirnov

4 Quick Checkmates In The Bishop’s Opening - 11 Min GM Igor Smirnov
Top 5 Traps to WIN Fast in the Bishop's Opening - 16 Min GM Igor Smirnov
Episode 2 of High Probability Traps! Chess Traps to WIN Fast: Bishops Opening Tricks and Ideas - 12 Min

Game Videos (W/Analysis)

Bishop's Opening  - 10 Video Playlist  - kingscrusher  (Famous games)

Magnus Carlsen strikes with the Bishop’s Opening! - 22 Min
Chess Tips: Play The Bishops Opening Like Kasparov!! 2...Nc6 - 36 Min  IM Miodrag Perunovic 
Finally Had Chance to Play Bishops Opening in Real Tournament! All Wins!!  - 16 Min  - IM Miodrag Perunovic
Dubov plays the Urusov Gambit, or Dubusov? || Dubov vs Giri - 13 Min