Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined

The book line for Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined is e4, e5, Nf3, Nc6, Bc4, Bc5, b4, Bb6. This page collects the 9 named lines under that variation.

9 named lines · ECO C51 · 483 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined

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  1. e4
  2. e5
  3. Nf3
  4. Nc6
  5. Bc4
  6. Bc5
  7. b4
  8. Bb6

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.
  8. Black bishop moves from c5 to b6.

Named lines

  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. a4
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Cordel Variation (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. Bb2
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Hicken Variation (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. b5 Na5 6. Nxe5 Qg5 7. Qf3 Qxe5 8. Qxf7+ Kd8 9. Bb2
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Hirschbach Variation (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. b5 Na5 6. Nxe5 Qg5
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Lange Variation (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. b5 Na5 6. Nxe5 Nh6
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Pavlov Variation (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. b5 Na5 6. Nxe5 Nh6 7. d4 d6 8. Bxh6 dxe5 9. Bxg7 Rg8 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Bxe5 Qg5 12. Nd2
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Showalter Variation (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. a4 a6 6. Nc3
  • Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Vasquez Variation (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. b5 Na5 6. Nxe5 Qg5 7. Bxf7+ Ke7 8. Qh5

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