C23 · Bishop's Opening
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
In the Bishop's Opening: Pratt Variation, aim to understand the plans and pawn structures, not just memorize the first moves.
The Bishop's Opening: Pratt Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code C23. It is reached after the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. exf6 dxc4 7. Qh5 O-O: 14 moves in, with White to play.
It belongs to the Bishop's Opening family — one of many ways the line can branch. Understanding the parent system’s plans is the fastest way to play this variation well.
Club players rarely lose the Bishop's Opening: Pratt Variation in the opening itself. They lose it a few moves later, when the plan behind the moves runs out: that is what reading your own games in this line shows you.
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