Home
Search my Site
Site Updates
How to play?
Rules of Chess
Beginner I
Beginner II
Openings I
Openings II
Opening Traps
Sicilian Defence
Strategy I
Strategy II
Strategy III
Tactics
Chess Champions
Grandmasters
Bobby Fischer
Top Chess Books
Chess Tips
Play Humans
Play Chess I
Play Chess II
Play Chess III
Play Chess IV
Play Chess V
Videos
Chess Freeware
World Rankings
Chess Computers
Chess Tournaments
Chess News
World Championsh.
Fritz Chess
Chess T-Shirts
Antique Chess Sets

 Have a break
Make a Donation
Site Map
Disclosure/Contact
Privacy Policy

Evans Gambit - aggressive Opening Chess Moves

The opening chess moves of the Evans Gambit are very active. It originates from Kapitän Evans (1824) and belongs to the open games. Bobby Fischer and Garri Kasparow played this opening a few times and it is considered playable but not often played among grandmasters. Sometimes improvements for this chess opening are found and there is no reason why it should not be played.

The first moves are:

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4!?
chess

It's part of the Italian game. Black can reject the pawn sacrifice by 4...Bb6 but then White will gain space advantage at the queenside playing 5.a4.

If Black accepts the pawn offer then White will gain the better development of his pieces. But Black should not take the second pawn after 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5? 6.d4 exd 7.0-0 dxc? as after 8.Bxf7+ Kxf7 9.Qd5+ White recaptures the sacrificed piece and the black king is exposed.

Hint: Dont't play 5...Bc5? (as Bishop will be attacked after d4 and this opens up the game too early) but consider only 5...Ba5 or 5...Be7.

Hint: After 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 d6 (not 6...exd?) Black should keep the game closed as White is better developed.






Games with the Evans Gambit




Return from Evans Gambit to Opening Chess Moves


footer for opening chess moves page