Chess Codex
Tree path 11 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Italian Game › Giuoco Piano › Italian Game: Evans Gambit › Italian Game: Evans Gambit Accepted › Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Main Line › Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Bronstein Defense › Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Tartakower Attack › Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Levenfish Variation
  1. Chess Codex
  2. King's Pawn Game C20
  3. King's Knight Opening C40
  4. Normal Variation C44
  5. Italian Game C50
  6. Giuoco Piano C50
  7. Italian Game: Evans Gambit C51
  8. Italian Game: Evans Gambit Accepted C51
  9. Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Main Line C52
  10. Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Bronstein Defense C52
  11. Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Tartakower Attack C52
  12. Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Levenfish Variation C52 you are here
C52

Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Levenfish Variation

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Overview

Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Levenfish Variation 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. d4 d6 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. O-O Bb6 10. Ba3 Na5 11. Nxe5, after 21 plies of opening development.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Tartakower Attack, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.

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ECO code
C52
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
21
Parent
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Tartakower Attack

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