Bishop's Opening traps: the most-played mistakes
2 mistakes actually played in the Bishop's Opening, each verified by the engine: the position is playable before, the punishment wins material, and the player share comes from real Lichess games.
Method: Stockfish screening (depth 14 then 22), refutation = best engine moves. Frequencies: real Lichess games 1400-2200+, blitz, rapid and classical. Whatever failed verification is not published.
- fxe4 ?6.1% of players7,851 games
fxe4 concedes about 6.8 pawn. Qh5+ immediately exploits the mistake: Qh5+ gives check. Precise line: Qh5+ g6 Qxe5+ Qe7 Qxh8 d5 Bxd5 exd3+.
Punishment: Qh5+ g6 Qxe5+ Qe7 Qxh8
+6 points of material, evaluation 4.5 after the punishment.
- Bxf2+ ?5.1% of players1,587 games
Bxf2+ concedes about 2.6 pawn. Kxf2 immediately exploits the mistake: Kxf2 captures the bishop. Precise line: Kxf2 d5 Bxd5 c6 Bxf7+ Kxf7.
Punishment: Kxf2 d5 Bb3 a5 bxa5
+4 points of material, evaluation 2.3 after the punishment.