Falling for Evans Gambit

I like this opening because it works very well against an unprepared opponent. Let's start with a little bit of history...

The Evans Gambit is a quite aggressive opening in the Italian game. The move order of the game is as follows: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4. It seems like white offers a free pawn but accepting it would give white an unfair advantage with c3 followed by d4. The name of the Gambit is named after Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the first player who has employed it in a game. Although a similar line is played by Alexander McDonnell in London in 1827, the move order was quite different. It follows: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.0-0 d6 and only now 5.b4.

You can check out the video of the first game of Evans Gambit:

It seems deadly right. The chances of winning games against lower-rated players are quite high and I have fallen prey to this opening quite a lot of times.

In the next game, I tried my best to not make any blunders and was able to score a quick win. Check it out...

The next game shows a clear path to victory with the white pieces...

Well, when I faced this opening against the white pieces, I did terribly and should have resigned the game in early stages but I kept going and I regret it. I think everyone should prepare against this opening if you don't want to lose as I did...

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