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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Bc4/2...f5

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Bishop's Opening: Calabrese counter-gambit
a b c d e f g h
8 a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8 8
7 a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7 7
6 a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6 6
5 a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5 5
4 a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4 4
3 a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3 3
2 a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2 2
1 a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1 1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

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Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 f5


Bishop's Opening - Calabrese Countergambit edit

2... f5?! edit

Black uses a risky attacking system to end up with a firm center, while white pieces struggle to develop great squares. White must play very precisely, or they can easily find themselves in a lot of trouble.

Whites's main options:

Theory table edit

For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 f5?!

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Jaenisch variation d3
Nf6		 Nf3
fxe4		 dxe4
Bb4+		 c3
Bc5		 b4
Bb6		 O-O ±
...
...		 ...
Nc6		 Ng5!?
d5!		 exd5
Na5		 Bb5+
c6		 dxc6
bxc6		 Ba4
Bd6		 O-O ⩲
Latvian Gambit Nf3

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