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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Italian Game C50
- Giuoco Piano C50
- Italian Game: Evans Gambit C51
- Italian Game: Evans Gambit Accepted C51
- Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Main Line C52
- Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Slow Variation C52
- Italian Game: Evans Gambit C52 you are here
Italian Game: Evans Gambit
Overview
Italian Game: Evans Gambit is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO C52 in the Open Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O d6, after 12 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Slow Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
3 named variations grow from this line, including Alapin-Steinitz Variation, Lasker Defense, Sanders-Alapin Variation.
Use the board to walk through every move, check how the position has scored on Lichess, or take it head-to-head against Stockfish.
- ECO code
- C52
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 12
- Direct variations
- 3
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