As White

Evans Gambit

The Evans Gambit is a chess opening for White that starts with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4.

A dangerous pawn sacrifice within the Italian Game (Giuoco Piano).

Reviewed on November 6, 2026 · Prepared by Josep Serrano Ballestero

10 lines

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  1. Opponent's mistake · 8...O-O

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.O-O Nge7 8.Ng5 O-O 9.Qh5 h6 10.Nxf7 Rxf7 11.Qxf7+

  2. Opponent's mistake · 8...Nd8

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.Qb3 Qe7 7.d4 d6 8.d5 Nd8 9.Qa4+ Bd7 10.Qxa5

  3. Opponent's mistake · 7...Be6

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Be7 6.d4 d6 7.Qb3 Be6 8.d5 Na5 9.Qa4+ c6 10.dxe6 b5 11.exf7+

  4. 7.O-O Nge7 8.cxd4 d5

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.O-O Nge7 8.cxd4 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Ba3 Be6 11.Bb5

  5. Direct attack

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.O-O Nge7 8.Ng5

  6. Tartakower Defence

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Be7 6.d4 Na5 7.Be2 exd4 8.Qxd4 Nf6 9.e5 Nc6 10.Qh4

  7. 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.O-O

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.O-O d6 7.d4 Bb6 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Qb3 Qf6 10.Bg5

  8. 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.Qb3

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.Qb3 Qf6 7.O-O

  9. Classical Retreat

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4 Bb6 8.O-O d6 9.d5 Na5 10.Bb2 Ne7 11.Bd3

  10. 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bb6

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bb6 5.a4 a6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Nd4 9.a5 Ba7 10.d6

Frequently asked questions

Is the Evans Gambit good for beginners?

It suits players who already have some experience. On OpeningCraft it is aimed at players with Elo 1000 – 1200. It suits players who like attacks, gambits and open positions.

What traps are there in the Evans Gambit?

OpeningCraft teaches 3 traps and opponent mistakes in this opening, for example: Opponent's mistake (8...O-O); Opponent's mistake (8...Nd8); Opponent's mistake (7...Be6).

How many lines of the Evans Gambit do you need to learn?

OpeningCraft teaches 10, in blocks of 5. They come from real Lichess games at each rating band, and the traps and opponent mistakes most common at your level come first.

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