evans gambit cow defense

1. e4 e5

2. Nf3 Nc6

3. Bc4 Na4

4.Ne4 Nc4

5.Nc4

edit: I made a mistake im not sure how the chess engine showed that black won originally. I must have made an error. the actual game with perfect moves for both pieces is. white is the last player to have a pawn on the board. on move 134 black takes the pawn which I think ends game in insufficient material. oh right one pawn is insufficient material. well it's the same story. white had the most pieces for the longest and the game ends in insufficient material when black takes one of whites pawns in move 122 (before move 122 white has 2 pawns) leaving them both with 1 pawn ending the game in insufficient material. I don't know if that really says much. I suspect most games where the computer chooses perfect moves end up in draws. okay so I guess the consensus is the played moves are ultimately bad for black.

the way this is played the chess engine seems to indicate that this position gives white plus 0.79 advantage when the best computer moves are played. trading a knight for a bishop may be advantageous possibly not entirely sure. at the very least preventing this opening can be the difference between winning and losing a game. If youre curious with the ai playing the best moves from this position black wins the game.

nice thankyou future grandmaster

This is a Bad line for Black.

You could play it for Fun, but it’s not Good Long Term.

thank you

well I played a game with the computer playing perfect moves for each player. black won but it could just be down to what move the computer made first since theyre both making perfect moves. white is up a pawn and white also has better position. so it comes down to how valuable you think a bishop is versus a knight. is a bishop worth more than a knight by 1 pawn?

edit: I made a mistake im not sure how the chess engine showed that black won originally. I must have made an error. the actual game with perfect moves for both pieces is. white is the last player to have a pawn on the board. on move 134 black takes the pawn which I think ends game in insufficient material. oh right one pawn is insufficient material. well it's the same story. white had the most pieces for the longest and the game ends in insufficient material when black takes one of whites pawns in move 122 leaving them both with 1 pawn ending the game in insufficient material. I don't know if that really says much. I suspect most games where the computer chooses perfect moves end up in draws. okay so I guess the consensus is the played moves are ultimately bad for black.

Na5 is by far a "perfect move"

again not saying the moves I added are perfect. the idea is to put the moves here into a computer. let the computer play perfect moves and determine from who wins if someone played perfectly would they win or lose in this position. the computer usually draws or stalemates when it plays itself so you don't really learn how bad these moves are from that. but at move 122 the game essentially ends. not that Im counting for the 50 move rule the game may have ended in a draw well before then. 0.00 may indicate the game is a draw in chess notation and not just that the position is completely even. but youre right I guess it's a bad move but are you saying it's any worse than letting the evans gambit play out normally.

edit: I made a mistake im not sure how the chess engine showed that black won originally. I must have made an error. the actual game with perfect moves for both pieces is. white is the last player to have a pawn on the board. on move 134 black takes the pawn which I think ends game in insufficient material. oh right one pawn is insufficient material. well it's the same story. white had the most pieces for the longest and the game ends in insufficient material when black takes one of whites pawns in move 122(before move 122 white has 2 pawns) leaving them both with 1 pawn ending the game in insufficient material. I don't know if that really says much. I suspect most games where the computer chooses perfect moves end up in draws. okay so I guess the consensus is the played moves are ultimately bad for black.

White is up 1 pawn, but Black isn’t totally lost.

Black does have compensation here.

Black loses 1 pawn, but gained the Bishop Pair.

Bishops are considered slightly better vs. Knights in general.

So the position has a trade off, White goes up 1 pawn, but loses Bishop Pair long term.

I believe White is considered better, but Black still has chances to win or draw because the Bishop Pair is very strong.

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We would say this line for Black is not ideal, but is playable. The position has a unique imbalance which could make the game fun.