Van't Kruijs Opening: Bouncing Bishop Variation is a chess opening with the ECO code A00, part of the Van't Kruijs Opening family. It goes 1. e3 e5 2. Bc4 b5 3. Bb3. White opens with 1. e3 (the Van't Kruijs move) and Black answers 1... e5. After 5 moves it is Black to move. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.
The moves
1. e3 – White plays the pawn to e3
1... e5 – Black plays the pawn to e5
2. Bc4 – White plays the bishop to c4
2... b5 – Black plays the pawn to b5
3. Bb3 – White plays the bishop to b3
About the Van't Kruijs Opening
White starts with 1.e3, a modest move that opens lines for the f1 bishop and the queen. It often transposes to other openings.
White can follow with d4 for a Colle or Stonewall setup.
It can also become a reversed French or a b3 and Bb2 system.
Black gets the centre easily with ...e5 and ...d5.
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