Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Hirschbach Variation

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bb6 5.b5 Na5 6.Nxe5 Qg5

ECO C51

The Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Hirschbach Variation is a chess opening line in the Italian Game complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bb6 5.b5 Na5 6.Nxe5 Qg5.

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

The defining move Qg5 is chosen by Black on move 6.

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