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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...Bc5/4. b4/4...Bxb4/5. c3

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Evans Gambit Accepted
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8a8 black rookb8 black kingc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black kingg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black knightd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black pawnf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black bishopc4 white bishopd4 black kinge4 white pawnf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 white pawnd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 white knightg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 black kingc2 black kingd2 white pawne2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 black kingg1 black kingh1 white rook1
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5. c3

Evans Gambit Accepted edit

The most popular bishop retreat is 5...Ba5, after which white continues with the simple 6. d4.

Other retreats: edit

5...Bc5, trying to discourage 6. d4, is inferior, since white can play 6. d4 anyway with gain of time.

5...Be7 is the move most grandmasters play, and is considered to be okay. According to Wikipedia, "This has often been considered one of the "safer" retreats." The Indian grandmaster Viswanathan Anand has played it.[1]

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6...d6

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6...exd4

After that, there is a branch choice between 6...d6 or 6...exd4.

6...d6 edit

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6        6
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7. O-O

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7. Qb3

6...d6

7. O-O or 7. Qb3

7. O-O edit

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7. O-O Bb6 8. dxe5 dxe5

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9. Qxd8+ Nxd8 10. Nxe5 Be6
 
 

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9. Qb3 Qf6 10. Bg5 Qg6 11. Bd5 Nge7 12. Bxe7 Kxe7 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 14. Nxe5 Qe6
  • 7. O-O Bb6 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qxd8+ Nxd8 10. Nxe5 Be6 (Lasker)
  • 7. O-O Bb6 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qb3 Qf6 10. Bg5 Qg6 11. Bd5 Nge7 12. Bxe7 Kxe7 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 14. Nxe5 Qe6 (Chigorin)

7. Qb3 edit

  • 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. dxe5 Bb6
  • 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. dxe5 Bb6 9. a4 dxe5 10. a5 Bc5 11. a6 (Stockfish 8 depth=32)
  • 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. dxe5 dxe5

6...exd4 edit

  • 6...exd4 7. Qb3 (Short)
  • 6...exd4 7. O-O Nge7
  • 6...exd4 7. O-O Nge7 8. Ng5 d5
  • 6...exd4 7. O-O Nge7 8. cxd4 d5
  • 6...exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3
  • 6...exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 (Normal Position)
  • 6...exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3

Theory table edit

For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3
5 6
Evans Gambit Accepted ...
Ba5 		d4
 

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References edit

  1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evans_Gambit#5...Bc5
 

Wikipedia has related information at Evans Gambit


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