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

Bishop's Opening: Calabrese counter-gambit
	a b c d e f g h 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h
	Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/pppp2pp/8/4pp2/2B1P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK1NR w
	Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 f5

Bishop's Opening - Calabrese Countergambit

2... f5?!

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.

White's main options:

3. d3 Jaenisch variation.
3. d4
3. Nc3
3. Nf3

Theory table

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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			±
Jaenisch variation	... ...	... Nc6	Ng5!? d5!	exd5 Na5	Bb5+ c6	dxc6 bxc6	Ba4 Bd6	O-O	⩲
Latvian Gambit	Nf3

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References

Wikipedia has related information at Bishop's Opening

Panov, Vasily. (1973). Teoría de Aperturas, Tomo I: Aperturas Abiertas - Aperturas Semiabiertas. ISBN 84-270-0132-0.

External links

See also the Wikibooks Chess Opening Theory and Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Bc4.

Bishop's Opening: Calabrese counter-gambit
a b c d e f g h 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/pppp2pp/8/4pp2/2B1P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK1NR w
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 f5