Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bb6

ECO C51

The Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined is a chess opening line in the Italian Game complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bb6.

It is catalogued under code C51 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Bb6 is chosen by Black on move 4.

7 named continuations branch from this position, including the Cordel Variation and the Hicken Variation.

Named variations

• Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Cordel Variation — ECO C51
• Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Hicken Variation — ECO C51
• Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Hirschbach Variation — ECO C51
• Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Lange Variation — ECO C51
• Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Pavlov Variation — ECO C51
• Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Showalter Variation — ECO C51
• Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Vasquez Variation — ECO C51

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