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Evans Gambit Accepted [Attack and Win]

In the Evans gambit accepted, white sacrifices a pawn, and in return white gets the strong center and quick development of minor pieces just for the cost of the pawn. If you can convert these advantages into wins then you must play the Evans gambit.

Is Evans Gambit good for white?

Yes, Evans gambit is good and sound for white. In the Evans gambit, the white gets enough compensation for the sacrificed pawn. Many top grandmasters like Nigel Short, Garry Kasparov, and Magnus Carlsen have played evans gambit successfully.

What is the Evans gambit?

Evans gambit starts when black reply white’s 1.e4 with e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 is called an Italian game and if black copies whites move and play Bc5 that is where you can play the Evans gambit.

Here is the starting picture of evans gambit.

starting position of Evans gambit

What is the point of the Evans Gambit Accepted?

The Evans gambit starts with b4 and the point of the Evans gambit is to seize the center and develop the pieces quickly for the attack.

In the above picture white is attacking the bishop and black is forced to take action. Now black has two options, one is to take with knight and the other is to take the pawn with Bishop. Both options for black will have the same result. The best move for black is to take the gambit pawn with the bishop.

Now we will discuss the best options for white in the Evans gambit. And we will try to take the advantage of sacrificed pawn.

What is the meaning of the gambit in chess?

Before going to Evans Gambit, I want to clarify that you must understand the general rule of any kind of gambit and the meaning of the gambit in chess.

The gambit means white or black will sacrifice a pawn or two pawns, and in return, he should have some kind of advantage for the sacrificed pawn.

There are many kinds of advantages, for example, space advantage, development advantage, and positional advantage.

It’s your job to find the advantages and convert them into a win, that’s what grandmasters do in their game, they collect minor advantages and convert them into a win.

Evans gambit Accepted theory

The theory of the Evans gambit is very easy to understand. The whole point of the sacrificed pawn is to get fast development with the center. Yes, the center is very important and white builds the strong center and fast development of minor pieces for the cost of one pawn.

Let’s get back to our Evans gambit.

c3 in evans gambit

In the above position, black has 5 moves to choose from, we will talk about the main moves in the position. The first move we will discuss is Ba5 which looks natural.

5.Ba5 in Evans Gambit

5.Ba5 in Evans Gambit

Can you guess our next move in this position? Yes, it’s a d4, as I have said earlier that the whole point of the evans gambit is to get the center and fast development. So white’s best move in this position is d4.

white plays d4 in Evans gambit

In this position, white is taking the center and opening his dark bishop as I said, fast development. In this position black can play many moves, but two moves are sound and solid, one is to take the d4 pawn and the second is to play d6.

Both moves have been played by top grandmasters from the black side. We will look at both moves by watching games played in this position. First, we will look at the more natural reply from white side when black takes exd4.

6.e5xd4 in Evans Gambit

exd4 in evans gambit

Can you guess the move according to evans gambit theory and plans? Yes, I recommended the castling move in this position which is according to our plan and theory of Evan’s gambit.

7.white castles

White moved his king to safety while black has its king in the center and black will take at least two moves for castling. The main point here is that white has a development advantage, his king has castled and his bishops are open, and the most important thing is that the white has a central pawn.

Black takes another pawn on c3

black takes another white pawn, evans gambit

Black is getting greedy, and neglecting the opening principles. Let’s see how white punishes him for his mistakes. In this position, we will watch some of the games for understanding the Evans gambit.

Game 1 in Evans Gambit

Game 2 in Evans Gambit

Game 3 in Evans Gambit

7.white castles

In this position, we will watch 3 games so you can understand how to get an advantage when you have the center and development.

We will watch the game from MVL and So, both are super grandmasters and this game was played on chess.com. It’s a blitz game and you may find some inaccuracies but you will get the ideas and plans in the Evans gambit followed by top grandmasters.

Game 4 in Evans Gambit

Game 5 in Evans Gambit

Game 6 in Evans Gambit

8.0-0 Black castles in Evans Gambit

8.0-0 Black castles in the evans gambit

This would be a dream position in evans gambit because white has full control over the center and more developed pieces than black.

In this position, we will watch some games in order to understand the benefits of having a strong center.

When you have a center, you can choose your battleground. For example, in the above position, there is no quick win but white has the center, and white can play on the queenside and on the king’s side or just continue its attack on the center.

We will watch three games and you will observe how white create weakness in black’s camp and manages to win from those weakness.

Game 7 in Evans Gambit

Game 8 in Evans Gambit

Game 9 in Evans Gambit

Conclusion of 5.Ba5 in Evans Gambit Accepted

The 5.Ba5 move is more natural from the black side and you will face it often in your games. From the white’s point of view, white should consider two points in the whole Evans gambit.

One is to get the strong central pawn or pawns, and the second is to get the castle and make quick development of your minor pieces even at the cost of the pawn.

After getting the center and fast development you will think about how to attack, whether you are attacking on the king, queenside, or in the center. You have central pawns which means full control of the center that’s why you have the choice to choose which side you want to attack.

This article will be updated for more details on the Evans gambit accepted.

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