Openings/Italian Game
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense C51
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5
48 tournament games from this position · White wins 65%, draws 17%, Black wins 19%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d4 | 36 | 64% 17% 19% | 2056 | 2026 |
| O-O | 10 | 70% 20% | 1849 | 2023 |
| Qb3 | 1 | 100% | 2384 | 2021 |
| Nxe5 | 1 | 100% | 1867 | 2018 |
Top games
| Antal, Ge2563–Diermair, A2475 | 1-0 | 3rd Schilcherland Open | 2019 |
| Baghdasaryan, V2376–Santos Latasa, J2584 | 0-1 | Sunway Sitges Open 2018 | 2018 |
| Bajarani, U2474–Ismayilov, Ganjali2308 | 1-0 | Zolochiv Chess Winter | 2017 |
| Kislinsky, A2404–Biriukov, N2364 | 1-0 | Young Talents Kharkiv | 2021 |
| Konnyu, J2339–Hajnal, Z2375 | 1-0 | TCh-HUN 2016-17 | 2016 |
| Velikanov, A2274–Matros, A2417 | ½-½ | CCCSA Fall IM 2020 | 2020 |
| Adarsh, Tripathi2356–Delgerdalai, Bayarjavkhlan2269 | 1-0 | 12th Pilsen A1 IM 2024 | 2024 |
| Tzouganakis, P2231–Michos, T2209 | ½-½ | 45th TCh-GRE 2017 | 2017 |
| Liodakis, K2183–Michos, T2211 | ½-½ | 46th TCh-GRE 2018 | 2018 |
| Burian, Simon2124–Hoegy, K2244 | ½-½ | 32nd Staufer-Open 2020 | 2020 |
Italian Game variations
Italian GameC50Anti-Fried Liver DefenseC50Paris DefenseC50Rousseau GambitC50Blackburne-Kostić GambitC50Giuoco PianoC50Hungarian DefenseC50Two Knights DefenseC55Giuoco PianissimoC50Rosentreter GambitC50Evans GambitC51Classical VariationC53Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's OpeningC55Two Knights Defense, Open VariationC56Two Knights Defense, Knight AttackC57Giuoco Pianissimo, Lucchini GambitC50Jerome GambitC50Evans Gambit, Fontaine CountergambitC51Evans Gambit, Hein CountergambitC51Scotch Invitation DeclinedC56Giuoco Pianissimo, NormalC50Evans Gambit DeclinedC51Classical Variation, Closed VariationC53Classical VariationC54