Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent practitioners and browse the opening explorer. For gambit technical support contact information, visit the fluent, inc. Two major articles seem to include most of what is known about william davies evans 17901872 and the invention of the evans gambit. Evans gambit and giuoco piano 71 introduction these two openings arise after black develops his bishop to the activelooking c5square. Gambit play is fun and can often lead to quick victories, but to play this style of chess, one must be well prepared. The evans gambit is a chess opening characterised by the moves. The more the end nears, the more complex the game becomes. The evans gambit is for the players who are the prime attackers and are bold enough to sacrifice material at all costs to maintain the initiative. The text may force a reevaluation of most evans gambit analysis. I have just modified one external link on evans gambit. The evans gambit is a very aggressive line in the giuoco piano that has yet to be refuted. This opening, a variation of the giuoco piano, is named after the british sea captain, w. According to reuben finethe evans gambit poses a challenge for black since the usual defenses play white offers a pawn to divert the black bishop on c5.
The first game with the opening is considered to be evansmcdonnell, london 1827, although in that game a slightly different move order was tried 1. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. D44 queens gambit download book an unbeatable white repertoire after 1. My personal correspondence opening book which is made up of games played at lss and iccf with at least one player rated over 2300 has 65 games with the evans gambit. If it had to be fischerfine game i would have selected the lesserknown game which fine won. An introduction to the evans gambit richard westbrook, 2006. Jun 14, 2017 open game kings gambit bishops opening vienna petrov latvian gambit scotch giuoco piano two knights ruy lopez philidor defence 1. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. What happens if, after accepting the evans gambit, black. With accurate play, black can come out stronger, but not in this game. Giuoco piano by gm larry evans and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Rainfray 2270 koulitchenko 2150 fracht u18 11, 1999. This romantic and exciting opening is named after the welsh sea captain william davies evans who tried it first.
Theory table edit for explanation of theory tables see theory table and for notation see algebraic notation. Much like other gambits, the evans gambit gives up an early pawn in exchange for rapid development and a lead in center control. Last week, we looked at the origins of the exciting evans gambit today, lets find out how the opening has journeyed through history to modern day while in keeping with his style, wilhelm steinitzs torturous defensive method against the evans gambit in some ways made the gambit look quite strong. During one of these crossings the gallant captain suddenly discovered a promising new fourth move for white and so, the evans gambit was born coming at the height of the romantic period in the game, the swashbuckling gambit soon took the imagination of the chess world and was adopted by the likes of mcdonnell, labourdonnais, anderssen, moprhy. It originates from kapitan evans 1824 and belongs to the open games. I teach the evans gambit to my chess classes with great success because the lines are less tricky than some of the other gambit systems. Having said that, i have this evans in my own collection of annotated games, so cant really criticise anybody for liking it. In this version of the evans gambit, black has to play very well to defeat the opening. Italian game evans gambit macdonnell defense chess opening. In the evans gambit games 1719 white does this directly with 4 b4, already bar. Nf3 download book our choice of the three and four knights game is based on the long successful history of these closely related debuts. White offers a pawn to divert the black bishop on c5.
White can now win a tempo in the fight for the center by playing 5. Lange in the deutsche schachzeitung, january 1873, pages 1, and captain evans by w. Didnt know that there was a lesser known game involving fine and fischer. More common is ba5 or be7, but bc5 isnt terrible or anything. The database can be searched via many criteria, including chess players, chess opening, player ratings, game result, and the year the chess game was played.
Italian game and evans gambit the gambit, yudovich mikhail download book contents an old but formidable weapon the immortal gambit blow in the centre captain evans s secret in the heat of combat modern ideas from the golden treasury. For those players that like to play the giuoco piano i highly recommend playing the evans gambit. Perhaps the baden masters were influenced by what happened in the first round. In both cases white challenges the bishop and aims to gain time to construct his centre and prepare an attack. The chess tempo chess database provides over two million searchable chess games. The gambits are organized into sections by the parent chess opening, giving the gambit name, eco code, and. Featuring games of old, and numerous new and exciting ideas, this dvd will give you a genuine and more exciting way of playing the giuoco piano. The evans gambit is an aggressive variation of the giuoco piano. I think it is whites best continuation in the giuoco piano and gives white. The evans gambit is an aggressive line of the giuoco piano. Our forefathers brilliant combinations, their imaginative attacking plans and even certain endgame analysis have entered forever into the thesaurus of chess. Mar 22, 2017 last week, we looked at the origins of the exciting evans gambit today, lets find out how the opening has journeyed through history to modern day while in keeping with his style, wilhelm steinitzs torturous defensive method against the evans gambit in some ways made the gambit look quite strong. This is a free internet update to the first edition of beating the open games by mihail marin. The gambit is named after the welsh sea captain william davies evans, the first player known to have employed it.
The material included is in the second edition of the book. This article needs additional citations for verification. This is the first modern treatment of the evans which reflects to a high degree the overwhelming body of games won by white. While its rarely seen in elite chess today, the evans gambit was famously used by no less than world champion garry kasparov to defeat anand. Bc4 bc5 1the opening is also known as the italian game, although that name is also used to describe all games starting with 1. Web site at fluent, incorporated centerra resource park 10 cavendish court. The only update not included in this file is the evans gambit chapter, as the entire chapter can be found online at.
Bobby fischer and garri kasparow played this opening a few times and it is considered playable, but not often played among grandmasters. The opening chess moves of the evans gambit are very active. This game shows the danger of letting the center of the board be controlled by white. How should white continue after nxb4 in the evans gambit. Dec 23, 2012 play the evans gambit by harding and cafferty cadogan chess 1997 is an excellent book on this gambit. Robert james fischer vs reuben fine 1963 a fine line.
Somewhat surprisingly, whites score with the evans is 57. Chess openings main chess openings opening variances. Study, play and get the outcome analyzed for each opening. The evans gambit was a popular opening all the way back in the 1800s, and maintains its popularity in present times. Black wants a quiet positional game against the evans gambit by declining the bpawn.
If black accepts, white can follow up with c3 and d4, ripping open the centre, while also opening diagonals to play ba3 or qb3 at some point, preventing black from. And when players decided to decline the gambit, black won once, drew six times and lost eight times. This is a must book for anyone who wants to play the evans gambit. The evans gambit is an attempt to destroy black in gambit fashion straight out of the opening. The authors improvements were sent by the author to kasparovs agent in london. Kasparov has used this gambit successfully but i suspect he could play well with any gambit system. Captain evans vs mcdonnell, 1825 c50 giuoco piano, 20 moves, 10.