Main lineC50
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4
The c4 bishop eyes f7 and both sides castle fast; the real fight starts when White engineers c3 and d4 and Black must decide how to meet the centre.
C50-C59
Italian Game
187 named lines in this family, ECO C50-C59. Every one of them opens 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6, so the notes on those moves are written once, just below, instead of once per line. Under each line you get its moves and the sentences it adds that this page has not already printed; sixty lines to a page. A line's own page carries up to its first 4 per-move notes in full.
The moves every line here plays
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
- 1. e4 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling d5, and frees the bishop and queen.
- 1... e5 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling d4, and frees the bishop and queen.
- 2. Nf3 Develops the knight to f3, eyeing d4 and e5.
- 2... Nc6 Develops the knight to c6, eyeing d4 and e5. It also props up the e5 pawn.
Anti-Fried Liver DefenseC50
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 h6
Blackburne-Kostić GambitC50
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4
Giuoco PianoC50
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5
The quiet game is a slow build: c3 prepares d4, Black holds the e5 point, and piece placement decides an even middlegame.
Hungarian DefenseC50
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7
Paris DefenseC50
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6
Rousseau GambitC50
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f5
Giuoco Pianissimo, after 3... Bc5, through 4. d3C50
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3
Jerome GambitC50
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Bxf7+
The structure hands Black the half-open f-file - rook pressure down it is a standing plan.
Rosentreter GambitC50
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d4
The pawns on d4 and e5 stand in direct tension - the first player to resolve it chooses the structure.
Giuoco Pianissimo, Lucchini GambitC50
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 f5
Giuoco Pianissimo, NormalC50
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5
Classical Variation, Albin GambitC50
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. c3
White's pawn on f2 is pinned against the king.
Deutz GambitC50
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4
Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights VariationC50
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3
Giuoco Pianissimo, after 3... Bc5, through 5... O-OC50
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O
Giuoco Pianissimo, Dubois VariationC50
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 f5 5. Ng5 f4
Giuoco Pianissimo, after 3... Nf6, through 6. d3C50
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. Nc3 d6 6. d3
Giuoco Pianissimo, after 3... Bc5, through 6. d3C50
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. d3
Giuoco Pianissimo, Canal VariationC50
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5
Hungarian Defense, Tartakower VariationC50
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d4 exd4 5. c3 Nf6 6. e5 Ne4
An early pawn trade leaves the d-file as White's avenue and the e-file as Black's - both sides get real winning chances down their own file.
Evans Gambit, through 4. b4C51
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4
b4 gives a wing pawn to buy the centre with c3 and d4 a tempo up - White attacks before Black's extra pawn can matter.
Evans Gambit AcceptedC51
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4
The structure hands White the half-open b-file - rook pressure down it is a standing plan. Black keeps the extra pawn; White plays for time, open lines, and initiative - the classic gambit trade.
Evans Gambit Declined, through 4... Bb6C51
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6
Evans Gambit, Fontaine CountergambitC51
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 b5
Evans Gambit, Hein CountergambitC51
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 d5
The pawns on d5 and e4 stand in direct tension - the first player to resolve it chooses the structure.
Evans Gambit Declined, after 5. a4C51
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. a4
Evans Gambit Declined, Cordel VariationC51
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. Bb2
White's queenside bishop takes the long diagonal.
Evans Gambit, Anderssen VariationC51
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Be7
Evans Gambit, Mayet DefenseC51
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bf8
Evans Gambit, McDonnell DefenseC51
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5
Evans Gambit, Stone-Ware VariationC51
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bd6
Evans Gambit Declined, Showalter VariationC51
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. a4 a6 6. Nc3
Evans Gambit Declined, Hirschbach VariationC51
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. b5 Na5 6. Nxe5 Qg5
The structure hands Black the half-open e-file - rook pressure down it is a standing plan. White is up material out of the opening - Black is banking on activity to show for it.
Evans Gambit Declined, Lange VariationC51
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. b5 Na5 6. Nxe5 Nh6
Evans Gambit, Anderssen Variation, Cordel LineC51
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 6. d4 Na5
Evans Gambit Declined, Vasquez VariationC51
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. b5 Na5 6. Nxe5 Qg5 7. Bxf7+ Ke7 8. Qh5
Evans Gambit, Harding VariationC51
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
White's bishop on d2 is pinned against the king.
Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense, Main LineC51
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
Evans Gambit Declined, Hicken VariationC51
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. b5 Na5 6. Nxe5 Qg5 7. Qf3 Qxe5 8. Qxf7+ Kd8 9. Bb2
Evans Gambit, Morphy AttackC51
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3
Evans Gambit, after 4... Bxb4, through 9... Bg4C51
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 Bg4
Evans Gambit, Fraser AttackC51
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 Bg4 10. Qa4
Black's knight on c6 is pinned against the king.
Evans Gambit, Göring AttackC51
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
Evans Gambit, Ulvestad VariationC51
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. d5 Na5 10. Bb2
Evans Gambit, Paulsen VariationC51
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. d5 Na5 10. Bb2 Ne7
Evans Gambit, Steinitz VariationC51
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
Evans Gambit Declined, Pavlov VariationC51
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. b5 Na5 6. Nxe5 Nh6 7. d4 d6 8. Bxh6 dxe5 9. Bxg7 Rg8 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Bxe5 Qg5 12. Nd2
Black comes out of the line with the bishop pair.
Evans Gambit, Fraser-Mortimer AttackC51
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 Bg4 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qb3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Kf8 13. Qc2
Evans Gambit, Mortimer-Evans GambitC51
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 Bg4 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qb3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Kf8 13. Qc2 Kxf7
Evans Gambit, Main LineC52
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5
Evans Gambit, Slow VariationC52
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O
Evans Gambit, after 4... Bxb4, through 6... d6C52
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O d6
Evans Gambit, Bronstein DefenseC52
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6
White's pawn on c3 is pinned against the king.
Evans Gambit, Laroche VariationC52
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 Nf6
Evans Gambit, Leonhardt CountergambitC52
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 b5
Evans Gambit, Pierce DefenseC52
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4
Evans Gambit, Sokolsky VariationC52
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Bg5
Evans Gambit, Tartakower AttackC52
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Qb3
Evans Gambit, Alapin-Steinitz VariationC52
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 Bg4
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