Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Morphy Attack

This aggressive chess opening sacrifices a pawn for rapid development and attacking chances, popularized by 19th-century players like William Davies Evans and Paul Morphy.

1. e4 2. e5 3. Nf3 4. Nc6 5. Bc4 6. Bc5 7. b4 8. Bxb4 9. c3 10. Bc5 11. d4 12. exd4 13. O-O 14. d6 15. cxd4 16. Bb6 17. Nc3

In this opening, White sacrifices a pawn on b4 to disrupt Black's pawn structure and accelerate their own development. The gambit aims to lure Black's dark-squared bishop away from the center, and after the capture, White plays c3 to prepare for the d4 pawn break. This break intends to open up the center and create attacking chances for White, while Black usually retreats the bishop to c5.

As the center opens up, White castles kingside and Black plays d6 to support the e5 pawn. White then captures the pawn on d4 with the c3 pawn, and Black retreats the bishop to b6. White's knight is developed to c3, completing the opening phase.

The resulting position is highly imbalanced, with White having a lead in development and more active pieces, while Black has an extra pawn. White's main goal is to exploit this lead in development to create threats and pressure on Black's position, while Black aims to consolidate and neutralize White's initiative.

Overall, this opening is an exciting and aggressive choice for players who enjoy sharp, tactical battles and are willing to sacrifice material for the initiative.

Frequency: 20.6 %Stockfish score: 0.0, depth 40
Games Statistics:
White/Draws/Black
53.6%
4%
42.4%
Bookmoves score:
RateWhiteBlack
0...180056.549.2
1800...200054.848.8
2000...220060.649.8
2200...250060.448.1
2500...51.748.3