Bishop's Opening - Sideline 2... Be7?

Bishop's Opening: Sideline 2... Be7?
	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) rnbqk1nr/ppppbppp/8/4p3/2B1P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK1NR w
	Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Be7

2…Be7? After 3. Qh5 with the mate threat, White can respond to 3... g6 with 4. Qxe5, winning a pawn. Black can react for a few moves, but White can sort it out with a pawn up.

Theory table

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1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Be7?

	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Sideline 2... Be7?	Qh5! g6	Qxe5 Nf6	Nc3 Nc6	Qf4 Bd6	Qe3 O-O	h3 Bb4	Nge2 Na5	d3 Nxc4	dxc4			±
	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... Ng4	Qe2 Nge5	Bb3 Nd4	Qe3 Nxb3	axb3			±
	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... Bc5	Qg3 Bd6	f4 Nec6	Nf3	±
	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... Nec6	Nf3			±
	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... Nd4	Qxg4 Nxc2+	Kd1 Nxa1	e5 Bxe5	Qe2 O-O	Qxe5	±
	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... f6	Nf3	±

References

Bibliography

Wikipedia has related information at Bishop's Opening.

Kasparov, Gary & Keene, Raymond (1989, 1994). Batsford Chess Openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
Lane, Gary (1993). Winning With the Bishop's Opening. ISBN 0-7134-7113-1.

External links

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

Goeller, Michael. The Bishop's Opening.
Harding, Tim (August 1998). The Kibitzer: What Exactly is the Bishop's Opening?. ChessCafe.com.
Harding, Tim (September 1998). The Kibitzer: The Eternal Appeal Of The Urusov Gambit. ChessCafe.com.
Harding, Tim (October 1998). The Kibitzer: Is the Urusov Gambit Sound?. ChessCafe.com

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Chess Opening Theory

1. e4 e5
Open games

2. Nf3

2...Nc6

3. Bb5
Spanish

Berlin →
- Anti-Berlin
- Beverwijk
- L'Hermet → Berlin Wall

Morphy →
- Exchange
- Closed → Marshall
- Open
- Arkhangelsk
- Anderssen
- Mackenzie

3. Bc4
Italian

Giuoco Piano →
- Evans gambit
- Giuoco pianissimo
- Rosentreter
- Jerome ??

Two knights defence →
- Open
- Knight attack →
  - Fried liver
  - Polerio

Anti-fried liver ?!
Blackburne shilling ?

3. Nc3 Nf6
Four knights

Other

2...Nf6
Russian

2...d6
Philidor

Other

2. f4
King's gambit

2...exf4
Accepted

King's knight →
- Kieseritzky
- Schallop
- Modern
- Fischer
- Lolli ?
- Muzio ?
Bishop's →
- Cozio

Other
Declined

2. Nc3
Vienna

Falkbeer →
Max Lange

Other

1. e4 c5
Sicilian

2. Nf3

2...Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4

2...Nc6 other

2...d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4

Dragon →
- Levenfish attack
- Yugoslav attack
Dragondorf
Kupreichik
Najdorf →
Scheveningen

2...d6 other

2...e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4

French, Normal
Kan
Kveinis
Paulsen-Basman
Taimanov →
- Bastrikov →
  English attack
- Szén →
  Garry Gambit

2...e6 other

Others

Anti-Sicilians

1. e4 e6
French

1. e4 c6
Caro-Kann

1. e4 other

Barnes ?
Borg ?
Corn stalk ??
Duras ??
1...b5 ??

1. d4 d5
Closed games

2. c4
Queen's gambit

2. Nc3

2. other

1. d4 Nf6
Indian

2. c4 e6

2. c4 g6

King's Indian →
Grünfeld

2. c4 other

2. Nf3

2. other:

1. d4 f5
Dutch

1. d4 ...other:

Flank

Unorthodox

a3
Na3
a4
b4
c3
Nc3
d3
e3
f3
h3
Nh3
h4

Bishop's Opening: Sideline 2... Be7?
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) rnbqk1nr/ppppbppp/8/4p3/2B1P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK1NR w
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Be7

Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Bc4/2...Be7

Bishop's Opening - Sideline 2... Be7?

Theory table

References