Chessmate

Evans Gambit · White

Evans Gambit, Ba5 Main Line and Na5 · White (C52)

Claim central space and open the bishop on f1. The Evans Gambit depends on developing that bishop before offering the b-pawn.

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Evans Gambit · BlackDifficulty 3/3

Black repertoire · ECO C51

Sample line with full explanations: Evans Gambit, 5...Be7 and ...Na5 Main Line · Black.

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ECO C51–C52

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  1. Evans Gambit, Ba5 Main Line and Na5 · WhiteSample

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. O-O Bb6 9. Nbd2 Na5 10. Qc2 Nxc4 11. Nxc4 Qc6 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nxe5

  2. Evans Gambit, Na5 and ...Ne7 · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. O-O Bb6 9. Nbd2 Na5 10. Qc2 Ne7 11. dxe5 Ng6 12. exd6 O-O 13. Re1

  3. Evans Gambit, 7...Qe7 and d5 · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Qb3 Qe7 8. d5 Nd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. O-O Bb6 11. Bb2 Nf6 12. a4

  4. Evans Gambit, 6...exd4 Open Center · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O Nf6 8. Ba3 d6 9. e5 Ne4 10. exd6 cxd6 11. Qe2 Qe7 12. Re1

  5. Evans Gambit, Early Qb3 Pressure · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. Qb3 Qe7 7. d4 Nf6 8. dxe5 Nxe4 9. O-O Nc5 10. Qd1 d6 11. Bg5 Qd7 12. Be3

  6. Evans Gambit, Modern 5...Be7 Retreat · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 6. d4 Na5 7. Be2 d6 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qxd8+ Bxd8 10. Nxe5 Ne7 11. Be3

  7. Evans Gambit, 5...Bc5 Normal Position · White

    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 Nf6 10. e5 dxe5 11. Ba3

  8. Evans Gambit, 5...Bd6 Central Break · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bd6 6. d4 h6 7. O-O Nge7 8. Nxe5 Bxe5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bb3 d6 11. f4

  9. Evans Gambit, 5...Bf8 Space Gain · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bf8 6. d4 d6 7. O-O Na5 8. Qa4+ c6 9. Be2 Nf6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nxe5

  10. Evans Gambit Declined, 4...Bb6 and a4 · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. a4 a6 6. O-O d6 7. c3 Nf6 8. d3 O-O 9. Re1 h6 10. Nbd2

  11. Evans Gambit Declined, 4...Be7 and d4 · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Be7 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O d6 7. b5 Na5 8. Be2 Nf6 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. Nc3

  12. Evans Gambit, 5...Nf6? Bishop Lost · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Nf6 6. cxb4