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Evans Gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4

About This Opening

The Evans Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4!?) offers a wing pawn to seize the center with tempo. A 19th-century classic that Kasparov brought back to elite practice with devastating effect.

Famous Games

  • Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852 (Evergreen Game)
  • Kasparov vs Anand, Riga 1995

Variations

23 found
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Evans Gambit Accepted
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 b4 Bxb4
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Hein Countergambit, Evans
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 b4 d5
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Stone-Ware Defense, Evans Gambit
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 b4 Bxb4 c3 Bd6
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Anderssen Variation, Evans
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 b4 Bxb4 c3 Be7
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Slow Variation, Evans
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 b4 Bxb4 c3 Ba5 O-O
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Lange Variation, Evans Gambit
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 b4 Bb6 b5 Na5 Nxe5 Nh6
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Cordel Line, Evans
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 b4 Bxb4 c3 Be7 d4 Na5
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Leonhardt Variation, Evans
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 b4 Bxb4 c3 Ba5 d4 b5
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Pierce Defense, Evans
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 b4 Bxb4 c3 Ba5 d4 exd4
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Sokolsky Variation, Evans
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 b4 Bxb4 c3 Ba5 d4 d6 Bg5
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Tartakower Attack, Evans
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 b4 Bxb4 c3 Ba5 d4 d6 Qb3
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Lasker Defense, Evans
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 b4 Bxb4 c3 Ba5 d4 d6 O-O Bb6
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Schulen Defense, Evans
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 b4 Bxb4 c3 Ba5 d4 exd4 O-O b5
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Compromised Defense, Evans
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 b4 Bxb4 c3 Ba5 d4 exd4 O-O dxc3
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Mieses Defense, Evans
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 b4 Bxb4 c3 Ba5 d4 exd4 O-O Nge7
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Waller Attack, Evans
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 b4 Bxb4 c3 Ba5 d4 exd4 O-O d6 Qb3
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Richardson Attack, Evans
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 b4 Bxb4 c3 Ba5 O-O Nf6 d4 O-O Nxe5
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Normal Position, Evans Gambit
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 b4 Bxb4 c3 Bc5 d4 exd4 O-O d6 cxd4 Bb6
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Morphy Attack, Evans
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 b4 Bxb4 c3 Bc5 d4 exd4 O-O d6 cxd4 Bb6 Nc3
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Ulvestad Variation, Evans
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 b4 Bxb4 c3 Bc5 d4 exd4 O-O d6 cxd4 Bb6 d5 Na5 Bb2
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Fraser Attack; Mortimer, Evans
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 b4 Bxb4 c3 Bc5 d4 exd4 O-O d6 cxd4 Bb6 Nc3 Bg4 Qa4
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Goering Attack, Evans
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 b4 Bxb4 c3 Bc5 d4 exd4 O-O d6 cxd4 Bb6 Nc3 Na5 Bg5
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Paulsen Variation, Evans
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 b4 Bxb4 c3 Bc5 d4 exd4 O-O d6 cxd4 Bb6 d5 Na5 Bb2 Ne7