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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 Declined C51
- Hirschbach Variation C51 you are here
Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Hirschbach Variation
Overview
Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Hirschbach Variation is a gambit, classified under ECO code C51 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It is reached after 12 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. b5 Na5 6. Nxe5 Qg5.
It is a variation of Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It branches into 2 notable variations — Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Hicken Variation, Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Vasquez Variation.
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- ECO code
- C51
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 12
- Direct variations
- 2
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