Bishops Opening
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4
White develops the bishop toward f7 before committing the knight, keeping options open.
As White: 71% score in 328 games (221 wins, 23 draws, 84 losses).
As Black: 60% score in 69 games (40 wins, 3 draws, 26 losses).
Who plays it most
- hgb2222222222: 53 games as White, scores 75%
- GM Hikaru Nakamura: 34 games as White, scores 99%
- GM Elham Amar: 27 games as White, scores 67%
- GM Pouria Darini: 21 games as White, scores 52%
- GM Nikola Mitkov: 19 games as White, scores 45%
- hgb2222222222: 18 games as Black, scores 69%
- GM Emin Ohanyan: 16 games as White, scores 72%
- GM Aram Hakobyan: 14 games as White, scores 54%
- GM Mikheil Kekelidze: 13 games as White, scores 81%
- GM Nikita Matinian: 12 games as White, scores 54%
- GM Maksim Tsaruk: 10 games as White, scores 55%
- GM Harshavardhan GB: 9 games as White, scores 89%
- GM Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian: 8 games as Black, scores 56%
- GM Igor Smirnov: 8 games as White, scores 100%
- Jingtian Wu: 7 games as White, scores 100%
From the recent public Chess.com games of 64 players on the top players list, updated about once a week. Score = wins plus half the draws.