Openings/Italian Game
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense, Main Line C51
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6
23 tournament games from this position · White wins 43%, draws 9%, Black wins 48%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 11 | 36% 18% 45% | 2103 | 2022 |
| Bg5 | 4 | 25% 75% | 2303 | 2022 |
| Bb2 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2118 | 2019 |
| d5 | 2 | 100% | 2020 | 2022 |
| Ng5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1873 | 2023 |
| Qb3 | 1 | 100% | 1892 | 2024 |
Top games
| Antal, Ge2563–Diermair, A2475 | 1-0 | 3rd Schilcherland Open | 2019 |
| Bajarani, U2474–Dourtmes, Philip2328 | ½-½ | Zolochiv Chess Winter | 2017 |
| Konnyu, J2339–Hajnal, Z2375 | 1-0 | TCh-HUN 2016-17 | 2016 |
| Polster, Christian2235–Spalir, J2377 | 0-1 | European Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Sudarshan, Bhat2100–Rajesh, Va2314 | 0-1 | 59th ch-IND 2022-23 | 2022 |
| Ahn, M2200–De Gueldre, P2200 | 0-1 | TCh-BEL 2017-18 | 2018 |
| Burian, Simon2124–Hoegy, K2244 | ½-½ | 32nd Staufer-Open 2020 | 2020 |
| Mischeryakov, Alexey1911–Smirnov, Timofey2358 | 0-1 | Moscow Open A 2015 | 2015 |
| Caldeira, A2192–Dos Santos, Thiago L Verbicario1865 | 1-0 | II Niteroi Chess Open | 2022 |
| Lochte, T2105–Schloffer, Jasmin-Denise1917 | 1-0 | 1st Innsbruck Open 2017 | 2017 |
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