Italian Game: Evans Gambit

Evans Gambit is 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4. White offers the b-pawn to deflect the bishop and then play c3 and d4, building a pawn center while Black's bishop spends time. Accepted and declined both appear in the lines below.

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Italian Game: Evans Gambit

Play the next move in the line.

  1. e4
  2. e5
  3. Nf3
  4. Nc6
  5. Bc4
  6. Bc5
  7. b4

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from e2 to e4.
  2. Black pawn moves from e7 to e5.
  3. White knight moves from g1 to f3.
  4. Black knight moves from b8 to c6.
  5. White bishop moves from f1 to c4.
  6. Black bishop moves from f8 to c5.
  7. White pawn moves from b2 to b4.

Named lines

  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Bg4
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Anderssen Variation (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Be7
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Anderssen Variation, Cordel Line (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 6. d4 Na5
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Fontaine Countergambit (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 b5
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Fraser Attack (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Qa4
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Fraser-Mortimer Attack (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qb3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Kf8 13. Qc2
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Göring Attack (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Bg5
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Harding Variation (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Hein Countergambit (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 d5
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Mayet Defense (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bf8
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense, Main Line (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Morphy Attack (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Mortimer-Evans Gambit (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qb3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Kf8 13. Qc2 Kxf7
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Paulsen Variation (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. d5 Na5 10. Bb2 Ne7
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Steinitz Variation (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Bg5 f6 11. Be3
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Stone-Ware Variation (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bd6
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Ulvestad Variation (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. d5 Na5 10. Bb2
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit (C52) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O d6
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Alapin-Steinitz Variation (C52) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 Bg4
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Anderssen Defense (C52) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 exd4
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Bronstein Defense (C52) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Compromised Defense (C52) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Compromised Defense, Main Line (C52) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 Qf6 9. e5 Qg6 10. Nxc3 Nge7 11. Ba3
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Compromised Defense, Potter Variation (C52) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 Qf6 9. e5 Qg6 10. Nxc3 Nge7 11. Rd1
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Dufresne Defense (C52) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d3
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Johner Defense (C52) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O b5
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Laroche Variation (C52) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 Nf6
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Lasker Defense (C52) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 Bb6
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Leonhardt Countergambit (C52) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 b5
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Levenfish Variation (C52) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. O-O Bb6 10. Ba3 Na5 11. Nxe5
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Main Line (C52) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Mieses Defense (C52) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O Nge7
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Pierce Defense (C52) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Richardson Attack (C52) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 O-O 8. Nxe5
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Sanders-Alapin Variation (C52) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 Bd7
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Slow Variation (C52) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Sokolsky Variation (C52) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Bg5
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Tartakower Attack (C52) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Qb3
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Waller Attack (C52) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. Qb3

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