Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Vasquez Variation

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bb6 5.b5 Na5 6.Nxe5 Qg5 7.Bxf7+ Ke7 8.Qh5

ECO C51

The Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Vasquez 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 7.Bxf7+ Ke7 8.Qh5.

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

The defining move Qh5 is chosen by White on move 8.

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