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The Evans Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4



C51, 4.b4




1. History


Earliest game:
McDonnell,A - Popert,H 1-0, England sim 1830
Latest grandmaster game:
Short,N - Piket,J 0-1, Korchnoi Birthday Gp A 2001



Games played in years (1862)


Fashion index - Distribution of games relative to database [%]



2. Players

a) Strong grandmasters who used this line as White:
Evgeny Sveshnikov
Result=12/16 1992-2000 Elo-Ø: 2558
Gary Kasparov Result=2.5/3 1993-1995 Elo-Ø: 2805
Nigel D Short Result=2.5/4 1997-2000 Elo-Ø: 2675
Larry Mark Christiansen Result=1.5/2 1996-1997 Elo-Ø: 2557
Jan H Timman Result=1.5/2 1977 Elo-Ø: 2590
Alexander Shabalov Result=1/1 1996 Elo-Ø: 2570
Alexei Shirov Result=1/1 1995 Elo-Ø: 2695
Alexander Morozevich Result=1/2 1999-2000 Elo-Ø: 2735
E Sveshnikov Result=0.5/1 2001 Elo-Ø: 2571
Ruslan Ponomariov Result=0.5/2 1997 Elo-Ø: 2565

b) Other notable players:
Adolf Anderssen Result=57/86 1851-1878  
Paul Morphy Result=28.5/31 1849-1864  
Mikhail Chigorin Result=27/46 1879-1900  
Gustav Richard Neumann Result=17/24 1864-1867  
Joseph Henry Blackburne Result=15/23 1862-1900  
William Steinitz Result=14.5/16 1859-1873  
Ignatz Kolisch Result=12/15 1859-1867  


3. Statistics

White scores above average (58%).
White performs Elo 2320 against an opposition of Elo 2263 (+57).
Black performs Elo 2211 against an opposition of Elo 2268 (-57).
White wins: 914 (=49%), Draws: 332 (=18%), Black wins: 613 (=33%)
The drawing quote is very low. (3% quick draws, < 20 Moves)

White wins are shorter than average (33).
Black wins are of average length (38).
Draws are shorter than average (37).
4. Moves and Plans
a) 4...Bxb4
1524 games, 1834-2001, Ø=1955
Black scores below average (41%).
Elo-Ø: 2245, 368 games. Performance = Elo 2188
played by: Adams, 2746, 1/1; Adams, 2715, 0.5/1; Anand, 2715, 0/1; Short, 2655, 0.5/1; Piket, 2628, 1/1;

You should play: 5.c3



Kasparov,G - Anand,V 1-0; Shirov,A - Timman,J 1-0; Kasparov,G - Short,N ½-½; Short,N - Huebner,R 1-0; Short,N - Adams,M ½-½; Short,N - Svidler,P ½-½

Main line:

5...Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 61%, 2286
5...Be7 6.d4 56%, 2315
5...Bc5 6.d4 67%, 2295

Critical line:
5...Ba5 6.Qb3 Qf6 7.d4 exd4 8.0-0 57 % White.

Plans White:
d2-d4/d4xe5
d2-d4/Nf3xe5/e4xd5
0-0/e4-e5

Plans Black:
Bb4-c5/e5xd4/Bc5-b6/Nc6-a5/Ng8-e7/0-0/d7-d6
Bb4-a5/e5xd4/Ba5-b6/d7-d6/Qd8-f6
Bb4-a5/d7-d6/Ba5-b6/Ng8-e7
Nc6-a5/Na5xc4/Qd8xd5/Ng8-f6
Bb4-e7/Nc6-a5/Na5xc4/d7-d5/Qd8xd5/Ng8-f6/0-0/c7-c6
Qd8xd5/Qd5-d8/Ng8-f6/0-0


b) 4...Bb6
278 games, 1858-2000, Ø=1953
Black scores well (54%).
Elo-Ø: 2359, 98 games. Performance = Elo 2366
played by: Adams, 2716, 0.5/1; Georgiev, 2675, 0.5/1; Piket, 2670, 0/1; Yermolinsky, 2630, 0.5/1; Aleksandrov, 2615, 0.5/1;

You should play: 5.a4



Kasparov,G - Piket,J 1-0; Sveshnikov,E - Georgiev,K ½-½; Glek,I - Yermolinsky,A ½-½; Christiansen,L - Aleksandrov,A ½-½; Sermek,D - Barle,J 1-0; Ponomariov,R - Giorgadze,G ½-½

Main line:

5...a6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Nd5 41%, 2271
5...a6 6.c3 Nf6 43%, 2378
5...a6 6.Bb2 d6 7.b5 54%, 2492

Critical line:
5...a6 6.Bb2 d6 7.b5 axb5 8.axb5 58 % White.

Plans White:
b4-b5/Nf3xd4/c2-c3/d2-d4/0-0
Nb1-c3/Nc3-d5/0-0/d2-d3/c2-c3/Bc1-e3
Nb1-c3/Nc3-d5/e4xd5/0-0 (12)
d2-d3/c2-c3/Bc1-g5/ ..(h7-h6)/Bg5-h4/Bh4-g3
0-0/d2-d3/Nb1-d2 (17)
Bc1-b2/a4xb5/ ..(Ra8xa1)/Bb2xa1/0-0

Plans Black:
a7-a6/d7-d6/Ng8-f6/0-0
a7-a6/Ng8-f6/Nf6xd5/Nc6-d4
a7-a6/Ng8-f6/Nf6xe4/Ne4-f6
a7-a6/a6xb5/Ra8xa1
Ng8-f6/Nf6xd5/e5-e4
d7-d6/Bb6-a7


c) 4...d5
15 games, 1854-2000, Ø=1900
Black scores miserably (23%).
Elo-Ø: 2324, 3 games. Performance = Elo 2151
played by: Pierrot, 2423, 0/1; Riedel, 2350, 0.5/1; Diesen, 2200, 0/1

You should play: 5.exd5
Felgaer,R - Pierrot,F 1-0; Ernst,T - Diesen,B 1-0; Schiffers,E - Pillsbury,H 1-0; Rahn,O - Schmitzer,H 1-0; Morphy,P - Salmon,G 1-0; Anderssen,A - Hein,R 1-0

Main line:

5...Nxb4 85%, 2608


d) 4...Nxb4
18 games, 1905-2000, Ø=1992
Black scores badly (28%).
Elo-Ø: 1486, 2 games. Performance = Elo 1553
played by: Sobolev, 2152, 0/1; Johnert, 820, 1/1

You should play: 5.c3



Moser,E - Dumancic,P 1-0; Novosak,J - Filgas,V 1-0; Lev,D - Sobolev,D 1-0; Heller,S - Stejskal,J 1-0; Kohoutova,R - Nemcova,K 1-0; Narr,M - Fuchs,S 1-0

Main line:

5...Nc6 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 d6 8.cxd4 Bb6 63%, 2340

Critical line:
5...Nc6 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4 Bb4+ 8.Bd2 62 % White.

Plans White:
..(Nb4-c6)/d2-d4/0-0/e4-e5/c3xd4
..(Nb4-c6)/d2-d4/c3xd4/e4-e5/d4xe5
0-0/Bc4xf7/Qd1-d5
0-0/ ..(d7-d6)/Nf3-g5
c3xd4/Nb1-c3
..(Nb4-c6)/d2-d4/Bc4xf7

Plans Black:
Nb4-c6/e5xd4/d7-d6/Bc5-b6/Nc6xd4
e5xd4/d4xc3/Ke8xf7/Kf7-e8
Nb4-c6/e5xd4/Nc6-e5
e5xd4/Bc5-b4/Bb4xd2
Ng8-f6/0-0/d7-d6
d7-d6/h7-h6


e) 4...Be7
7 games, 1897-2000, Ø=1966
Black scores miserably (14%).
Elo-Ø: 2123, 2 games. Performance = Elo 1869
played by: Ferrer Serrano, 2150, 0.5/1; Oprea, 2096, 0/1

You should play: 5.b5
Gregor,M - Oprea,E 1-0; Sokolsky,A - Kirillov,V 1-0; Alekhine,A - Reynvaan/Van Merkum 1-0; Chigorin,M - Schiffers,E ½-½
f) 4...Bd6
5 games, 1993-1999, Ø=1997
Black scores miserably (0%).
Performance = Elo 1389

You should play: 5.0-0
Bohak,J - Ivelja,V 1-0; Savoia,S - Gratton,V 1-0; Nejansky,M - Capuano,A 1-0
g) 4...b5
4 games, 1995-2000, Ø=1997
Black scores miserably (0%).


You should play: 5.Bxf7+
Frey,C - Bonfert,N 1-0; Brueckner,E - Geisenhof,H 1-0
h) 4...Bd4
5 games, 1993-2000, Ø=1998
Black scores miserably (0%).
Elo-Ø: 800, 1 games. Performance = Elo 420
played by: Fanke, 800, 0/1

You should play: 5.c3
Giersiepen,A - Fanke,N 1-0; Brandenburg,D - Huistra,H 1-0; Becker,E - Segeritz,P 1-0; Nyysti,S - Jarvenpaa,I 1-0

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