Interesting line of the Evans Gambit

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The Evans Gambit is a very interesting opening that comes out of the Italian Game. I don’t usually play the Italian when I have the white pieces, so when I encounter the Evans Gambit, I’m usually defending against it. Yesterday, my opponent played a really interesting and trappy line. I ultimately lost the game, but when I analysed the game afterwards, their moves had some really interesting qualities where one wrong move could have resulted in a potential checkmate line!

What I found fascinating in this game is that although the computer evaluation reckoned that I was quite a bit ahead, around -2, right after I survived the attack by bishop, knight, and queen, it certainly didn’t feel like I was winning! My king side defenses were damaged having lost three of four pawns, I had lost the right to castle, and the opponent had a commanding control of the centre with their pawns! Indeed, although I may have been theoretically ahead, it was a difficult position to play. I often replay positions during analysis with one of the chess.com bots rated at around 1200 to explore possibilities. Usually, I win without much difficulty but I repeatedly lost against the bot from this position! If you play the Italian, the Evans Gambit is definitely well worth trying out!

I hope you enjoyed this video, and thanks for watching!

Game on chess.com: https://www.chess.com/game/live/39746352917 

Originally published: https://adventuresofachessnoob.com/2022/03/07/interesting-line-of-the-evans-gambit/