Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...Bc5/4. b4

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Evans Gambit
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8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation(FEN)

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Evans Gambit

4.b4

White offers a Pawn to gain a positional advantage in the center.

Theory table

For explanation of theory tables see theory table and for notation see algebraic notation.

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

4 5 6
Evans Gambit Accepted ...
Bxb4
c3
Ba5
d4
d6
Qb3
Qd7
Evans Gambit Declined ...
Bb6
a4
a6
Nc3
d6
Nd5
Ba7
+=
Countergambit Variation ...
d5
exd5
Nxb4




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