@ish23456 There is also a Chessbase DVD by Andrew Martin:
shop.chessbase.com/en/products/the_abc_of_evans_gambitHere link to a Youtube clip that shows Andrew Martin explaining a line in the Evans Gambit:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LthKwsgJjg Cool, I will check the video and will buy the DVD.
@ish23456 I am making a comprehensive study on the evans gambit to see if it is a playable opening for white. Here it is:
lichess.org/study/NE3ErorQBased on my own conclusions i would not play it because I think black can consolidate and be up a pawn if he knows what he's doing.
That's amazing mate! You can invite me in your study if you would like to.
#13 of course it is playable. Kasparov has played it a few times and won against Anand and Piket. Estrin has played in correspondence chess world championships.
Here is a more recent game
Yeah but this is the declined version of the Evans. If black accepts with Bxb4 it i think he may be able to consolidate if played properly. I can't say for sure since I haven't analyzed every single line yet to know for sure.
Why are 1500s analyzing Evans Gambit and looking into books on it clearly written for 2400s and up?
Take a good benchmark like say until you get 35 on puzzle rush don’t read any opening books except maybe something very general and quick and easy like “my first opening repertoire” by that French Junior team coach or something.
Capablanca wrote that weak players can’t understand nor remember nor convert the positions in opening books. As a 2100 I can tell you he is correct. If Evans interests you look up like 2 YouTubes on it and be done with it. Karpov didn’t even read any books until he was the strongest player in his republic. What are you guys doing? Lol. Concentrate on tactics and analyzing your games, read a general book or 2 or 3 on chess. At this stage it matters not whether you play Evans or not or wether you know anything about it or not. You’ll hang a rook as soon as your opening is over.
Take another good benchmark, take Lev Alburt’s training book and do it until you have instant recognition of every puzzle, where you can tell me the solution the instant you look at any of those 300 positions. That alone takes you to 1800 or so, while your book on Evans makes ZERO difference in your rating.
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@Kusokosla I think giving time to opening is not bad. Of course, Tactics, Middlegame, Endgame are also important but I also give time to Tactics, Middlegame and Endgame as my coach says to give time to each part in chess. You said that you are 2100, In FIDE tournaments or online on
lichess.org/? I am just asking.
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2100 here bullet and blitz. OTB a buddy of mine is 1950 and I got the better of him in a mini match a while ago when I was only 1700 on here.
If someone senses the need for opening study then a general beginner opening repertoire book is a first step, “my first opening repertoire” comes to mind. Much easier to understand and memorize the lines. It’s a good start. Getting a book on Evans white being 1500 seems strange. Like a beginner piano student unable to play a simple scale wanting to buy the sheet music for Tchaikovsky piano concerto. Ok... why??? Or like an average person having an Olympic weight set at home gym with 800 lbs in plates. Ummm..... you’re not lifting that... ever... so why buy that? Ronnie Coleman does lift 800 lbs, but you don’t. You know what I mean?
I find it so interesting that Capablanca insists that beginners be able to mate with bishop and knight easily, while Russian author Levinfish insists that beginners memorize all squares and diagonals and can move pieces blindfold all around the board BEFORE learning even the basics such as mate in 1. Yet people buy opening books all the time.
#19 Kusokosla is right of course. endgames and tactics matter, openings do not matter at all.
#18 Giving time to openings is bad, while it does not make you any better while that same time devoted to endgames and tactics does make you better.
#16 The fact that Carlsen declines the gambit indicates that he considers it sound.
