Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined (C51)

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Target Position

Engine Eval: +0.13

Master Game Statistics

Based on master-level chess games in the database.

White Wins: 37.8% Draws: 32.7% Black Wins: 29.5%

Strategic Overview

The Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined (ECO code C51) is a key chess opening. From the starting board position, it is defined by the following move sequence:

Move Sequence (SAN)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6
UCI Move Path
e2e4 e7e5 g1f3 b8c6 f1c4 f8c5 b2b4 c5b6
Repertoire Training

Import this opening directly into your client-side repertoires to drill or review using spaced repetition.