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Romantic gambit with b4. See if your attack delivers.

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42 GAMESSample Data
Win Rate
55%

Performance vs Other Openings

Evans Gambit55% Win
Other Openings47% Win

Key Insights

Your sacrificed b4 pawn generates sustained initiative that consistently produces wins
white

Gambit Pawn Initiative Converts at 60% in Accepted Lines

What this means
After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4, you sacrifice a pawn for rapid development and center control, and in your 20 Accepted Main Line games this strategy pays off handsomely. You achieve full piece development by move 9 in 16 of 20 games, averaging 1.8 tempi ahead of your opponent. Your initiative converts into kingside attacks in 12 of your wins, typically via the open b-file, the strong Bc4 diagonal, and rapid O-O followed by d4-d5 breaks. Game #67 is textbook: after 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.O-O d6 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.Nc3, you had every piece developed while Black's kingside was still dormant. You broke through with Nd5 on move 14 and won by move 23.
How to improve
Your Evans Gambit Accepted play is a core strength — maintain it as your primary weapon in the Italian Game complex. To push your conversion rate even higher, study the critical 7...Nge7 defense (Lasker's recommended line), which is the toughest test. After 7...Nge7, the plan shifts to Ng5 targeting f7 or Bg5 pinning the knight. Also prepare for the modern 5...Be7 retreat, which gives back the pawn for solid development — in these lines, your temporary initiative is smaller, so switch to positional play with d4, Nc3, and Re1.
#gambit#initiative#strengths
When Black declines the gambit, your piece advantage fails to translate into concrete threats
white
High Impact

Development Lead Wasted in 50% of Declined Variation Games

What this means
In your 12 Declined Variation games (where Black plays ...Bb6 instead of capturing on b4), you still achieve a small development lead thanks to the space gained by b4-b5, but your win rate drops to 50% — significantly below your 60% in the Accepted. The issue is strategic: after 4.b4 Bb6 5.a4 a6, the position becomes more positional than tactical, and your attacking instincts misfire. In 6 of 12 games, you launched premature kingside attacks (h4, g4 pushes) instead of building slowly with d3, Nc3, Nd5. Game #183 shows the pattern: you pushed g4 on move 11 in a position that called for Nd5, weakening your own king while Black calmly developed and counterattacked in the center.
How to improve
When Black declines the Evans, shift your mental approach from 'attack mode' to 'build mode.' The Declined Variation requires patient positional play: aim for d3, Nc3, Nd5 to pressure the c7 and e7 squares. The b5 pawn advance is useful for gaining queenside space, but only after your center is stable. Do not push kingside pawns unless Black has castled kingside and your pieces are all coordinated. Study Kasparov's Evans Gambit games — he was brilliant at knowing when to attack and when to build, even in the same opening.
#development#positional-play#strategy
Your attacks on f7 are devastating when the Bc4 bishop remains unchallenged
white
High Impact

f7 Attack Patterns Score 71% When Bc4 Diagonal Stays Open

What this means
Across all your Evans Gambit games, positions where your Bc4 maintains a clear diagonal to f7 produce a 71% win rate (12 wins out of 17 such games). In your Compromised Defense games specifically, Black's ...d6 and ...Be6 attempt to block the diagonal, and your results worsen significantly when you allow the trade of light-squared bishops. In 4 of your 10 Compromised Defense games, you traded bishops on e6 voluntarily, and your win rate in those games was just 25%. Game #254 is instructive: after Black played ...Be6, you immediately traded Bxe6 fxe6, but this actually strengthened Black's center and removed your primary attacking piece. Your f7 pressure evaporated and Black's doubled e-pawns controlled d5.
How to improve
Treat the Bc4 bishop as your most valuable attacking piece in the Evans Gambit — never trade it unless you get concrete compensation. When Black plays ...Be6, instead of trading, retreat to Bb3 or Bd5, maintaining the diagonal pressure. In the Compromised Defense, after ...d6, play Qb3 to add pressure on f7 alongside the bishop. The dual pressure of Bc4 and Qb3 on f7 is one of the Evans Gambit's most potent weapons — in your games where both pieces target f7, your win rate is 78%. Study Morphy's games in the Italian for masterful examples of maintaining diagonal pressure on f7.
#f7-attack#bishops#attack-patterns

Top Variations

1
Accepted Main Line
20 games
2
Declined Variation
12 games
3
Compromised Defense
10 games

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What we analyze in your Evans Gambit games

Your attacking accuracy after acceptance

Your compensation maintenance

Your tactical calculations

Your king safety in sharp positions

Learn This Opening

Play through the main line move by move

1.pawn to e4 (e4) pawn to e5 (e5)

킹 폰 오프닝으로, 양측 모두 중앙을 통제합니다.

Play pawn to e4 (e4)
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bc4Bc54.b4Bxb45.c3Ba56.d4exd47.O-Odxc38.Qb3

Key Positions to Know

Critical concepts every Evans Gambit player should understand

The b4 Pawn Sacrifice

After 4.b4, White sacrifices a pawn to deflect Black's c5 bishop and gain a tempo for rapid central expansion with c3 and d4. This gambit, invented by Captain Evans in the 19th century, exemplifies classical attacking chess — material for initiative and development.

The Ideal Center

After ...Bxb4 c3 Ba5 d4, White achieves the dream center with pawns on d4 and e4. Combined with rapid piece development (O-O, Bg5, Qb3), this central dominance creates powerful attacking chances. Black must react precisely or face a devastating kingside assault.

The Attacking Assault

White's attacking plans include Qb3 (pressuring f7), Ba3 (preventing castling), and Ng5 (targeting f7 directly). The Evans Gambit has produced some of the most brilliant attacking games in chess history and remains dangerous even at the highest levels when properly prepared.

Strategic Plans

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White's Plans

  • •c3와 d4로 빠른 중앙 장악
  • •Qb3로 f7 압박
  • •빠른 캐슬링 후 열린 파일 활용
  • •전개 우위를 살리기 위해 포지션을 열기
  • •Re1, Qb3-f3, 그리고 기물 희생을 동반한 킹사이드 공격 전개

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Black's Plans

  • •추가 폰을 유지하며 견고한 방어 구축
  • •이점(폰)을 반환하여 전개와 안정을 도모
  • •백의 중앙을 d6로 억제
  • •백의 공격 잠재력을 줄이기 위해 기물 교환
  • •추가 폰을 지키고 가능하면 엔드게임으로 전환

Key Variations

Explore the most important branches and transpositions in the Evans Gambit.

Accepted Main Line

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.O-O dxc3 8.Qb3 Qe7 9.Nxc3

가장 일반적인 수용으로, 백의 폰을 잡습니다. 백은 5.c3와 6.d4로 대응하여 중앙을 차지할 템포를 멉니다.

Normal Variation

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

폰을 희생하지 않고 거절하는 방식이지만, 여전히 백에게 템포를 내주게 됩니다. b5로 비숍이 물러나며 폰 구조가 열립니다.

라스커 변형

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 d6 7.O-O Bb6 8.dxe5 Qe7

라스커 변형은 백의 공격을 약화시키기 위해 중앙 폰의 우위를 기꺼이 포기하는 것을 목표로 합니다.

거절된 변형 (4...Bb6)

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bb6

흑이 갬빗을 거절하고 비숍을 a7-g1 대각선에 유지합니다. 단단하지만 다소 수동적입니다.

라커 변형 (Lasker Defense)

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4 Bb6

흑이 단단한 포지션을 위해 폰을 즉시 돌려줍니다. c3 폰을 잡는 것보다 야심이 적습니다.

Opening Statistics

Original research from 425 real amateur games — data you won't find anywhere else.

Avg. Game Length
65.1moves1.3
Underdog Wins
44.0%4.7%
Quick Finishes
3.0%2.8%
Endgame Reach
76.2%2.0%
White's Edge
+14.9%11.2%
Favors BlackEqualFavors White

At 1200-1400

📊Games last 65 moves on average — right around average for this bracket.

📊The lower-rated player wins 44.0% of games — this opening is a great equalizer.

📊3.0% of games end before move 20 — most games get into the middlegame.

📊76.2% of games reach the endgame (40+ moves) — about typical for this bracket.

📊White's edge is +14.9% — White has a clear advantage at this level.

How This Opening Changes as You Improve

RatingGamesWhite's EdgeAvg. Game LengthUnderdog WinsQuick FinishesEndgame Reach
800-100032
+50.0%75 /0 /25
6054.5%3.1%84.4%
1000-120075
-1.3%48 /3 /49
55-845.8%8.0%61.3%
1200-1400101
+14.9%55 /4 /41
65-144.0%3.0%76.2%
1400-160099
+15.2%58 /0 /42
62-746.7%2.0%68.7%
1600-1800118
+5.1%51 /3 /46
60-1233.3%3.4%77.1%

Based on 425 games · Updated

Why Play the Evans Gambit?

빠른 주도권

폰을 희생하는 대가로, 백은 중앙을 빠르게 지배하고 흑의 킹을 향해 강력한 공격을 조직할 주도권을 얻습니다.

오래된 규칙의 부활

많은 클럽 플레이어들은 이 19세기 갬빗에 대비되어 있지 않아, 백에게 초반부터 치명적인 공격 기회를 제공합니다.

기물 활동성

백은 단 하나의 폰을 희생한 대가로 환상적인 기물 활동성과 중앙 통제를 얻습니다.

전술의 기쁨

이 오프닝은 계산과 창의성이 보상받는 날카로운 전술적 전투로 이어집니다.

Common Traps

Watch out for these dangerous tactical pitfalls

Lasker Trap

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.O-O d6? 8.Qb3! Qe7 9.Re1 Bb6 10.Ng5! Nh6 11.Nxf7!

백의 강력한 중앙을 과소평가하고, 흑이 섣부르게 폰을 더 취하다가 전개가 늦어져 킹이 위험해지는 흔한 실수입니다.

Steinitz Trap

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 d6 7.Qb3 Qd7 8.dxe5 Bb6 9.exd6 Na5 10.Qb4 Nxc4?? 11.Qxc4 Qxd6

흑은 기물 이득을 지키기 위해 정확히 방어해야 합니다. 5...Ba5는 d4에 템포를 빼앗기지 않아 5...Bc5보다 대체로 더 안전합니다.

Beginner Tips

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항상 희생된 폰을 지키려고 하지 마세요. 전개가 더 중요합니다.

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에반스 갬빗을 플레이할 때는 공격의 템포를 유지하는 것이 생명입니다. 방어적으로 플레이하면 폰 희생의 의미가 사라집니다.

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흑을 플레이할 때: 욕심내지 마세요! 안전하게 전개를 마치기 위해 폰을 돌려주는 것도 고려하세요.

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흑은 킹사이드 폭풍을 피하기 위해 퀸사이드 캐슬링을 하는 경우가 많습니다.

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메인 라인을 주의 깊게 공부하세요 - 이렇게 날카로운 포지션에서는 한 번의 실수가 치명적일 수 있습니다.

Common Evans Gambit patterns we detect

We automatically check if you fall for these specific traps.

About the Evans Gambit

The Evans Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4) is a romantic gambit sacrificing a pawn for rapid development and attacking chances.

We analyze your attacking effectiveness, tactical accuracy, and compensation quality in this classic gambit.

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폰 희생빠른 전개중앙 통제공격적인 체스낭만주의 스타일

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Paul MorphyWilhelm SteinitzGarry KasparovNigel ShortHikaru Nakamura

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Evans Gambit analysis

The Evans Gambit arises after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4, where White sacrifices a pawn to deflect Black's bishop and gain time for a powerful central pawn push with c3 and d4. Invented by Welsh sea captain William Davies Evans around 1827, it was the most played opening of the romantic era. White gives up the b4 pawn to gain a tempo on the bishop and establish a dominant center — the bishop pair and central pawns are the compensation.
After 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4, White has established a powerful center and developed rapidly. The plan is straightforward: 7.O-O, 8.Re1, Bg5 pinning the f6 knight, and a kingside attack. White's pieces coordinate excellently — the bishop on c4 targets f7, the queen can go to b3 or d3, and the rooks rapidly enter the game. White must play energetically; any hesitation allows Black to consolidate the extra pawn and exploit White's structural weaknesses.
Garry Kasparov famously revived the Evans Gambit in a 1995 exhibition game against Vishy Anand, shocking the chess world by playing a 19th-century romantic gambit against the world's top players. Kasparov recognized that the gambit's attacking compensation remained practically valid even in the computer age — the rapid development, open lines, and initiative create concrete winning chances that even top grandmasters struggle to neutralize at the board. This game renewed serious theoretical interest in the Evans Gambit.
The Lasker Defense — 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 d6 — was advocated by Emanuel Lasker as a solid antidote. Instead of 6...exd4, Black plays 6...d6, reinforcing the center and keeping the position more closed. White cannot open the position as explosively as in the main lines. After 7.Qb3 Qd7 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.O-O, White has some compensation, but Black's solid structure makes converting the initiative much harder. It remains one of the best practical responses for Black.

Famous Games

KasparovvsAnand
World Championship Match 19951-0

에버그린 게임(Evergreen Game). 에반스 갬빗의 전설적인 경기로, 희생과 체크메이트 공격의 교과서입니다.

MorphyvsAmateur
New York 18571-0

현대 체스에서 에반스 갬빗의 부활을 알린 카스파로프의 충격적인 승리.

ShortvsTimman
Tilburg 19911-0

현대 체스에서 나이젤 쇼트(Nigel Short)가 에반스 갬빗을 사용하며 오래된 낭만주의 라인이 여전히 위협적임을 증명한 경기.

Learning Resources

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체스닷컴 에반스 갬빗 레슨

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Evans Gambit Masterclass - Chessable

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The Evans Gambit by GM Jan Pinski

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Evans Gambit Opening Guide - Chess.com

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