[Event "Italian Opening: Evans Gambit"] [Date "2024.09.22"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C52"] [Opening "Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Mieses Defense"] [StudyName "Italian Opening"] [ChapterName "Evans Gambit"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/zvcjzo21/YbmOK9mj"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Kyle-and-Jess"] [FEN "r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/4p3/2B1P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R b KQkq - 3 3"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2024.09.22"] [UTCTime "23:36:44"] [Orientation "white"] 3... Bc5 4. b4 { Evans Gambit! Sacrificing a pawn to give white a swift c3, d4 idea! } 4... Bxb4 5. c3 { c3 with tempo. } 5... Ba5 (5... Bc5 6. d4 { Even better for white when we can play d4 also with tempo. }) 6. d4 { And we get to play d4 quickly! } 6... exd4 7. O-O { Castling as soon as possible. If black takes the extra pawn, they'll be wasting too much time with their king still uncastled. } 7... Nge7 (7... d6 8. Qb3 { Pressuring f7 with the queen now. Qb3 is very common in the Evans Gambit. }) 8. Ng5 { Going after f7 (similar to Fried Liver). } *