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, McDonnell Defense › Main Line › Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Göring Attack › Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Steinitz 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, McDonnell Defense C51
  10. Main Line C51
  11. Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Göring Attack C51
  12. Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Steinitz Variation C51 you are here
C51

Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Steinitz Variation

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Overview

Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Steinitz Variation is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO C51 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.

It begins with 21 plies and takes 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 Na5 10. Bg5 f6 11. Be3 to reach the canonical position.

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

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ECO code
C51
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
21
Parent
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Göring Attack

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