C52 Evans Gambit Accepted: 5.c3 Ba5 (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4)

Maybe I should learn this Evans Gambit thing soon as it is something where I seem to do quite badly all the time. Then again it is something I face quite rarely, so should I really put the time in to learn it. If my opponents ever happen to read this blog, they could start using the Evans Gambit against me, so that I would maybe learn it someday...

[Event "AUTO-MASTER-701"] [Site "http://www.queenalice.com/gam"] [Date "2008.12.30"] [Round "1"] [White "SirKnight"] [Black "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C52"] [WhiteElo "2019"] [BlackElo "2056"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 2.10 (5s), TV"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 {0.26/22 C52 Evans Gambit Accepted: 5.c3 Ba5 C52 Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Pierce Defense} (6... d6 $15 {-0.51/20}) 7. Qb3 $11 Qf6 {-0.09/21} (7... Qe7 $1 $15 {-0.65/18} 8. O-O Bb6) 8. Bg5 {-1.08/20} (8. O-O $11 {-0.09/21 keeps the balance.} Bb6 ( 8... Nge7 9. e5 Qg6 10. cxd4 Bb6 11. Ng5 O-O 12. Bd3 Qh5 13. Nxh7 Nxd4 14. Qa3 Re8 15. Nc3 Ng6 16. Ng5 Nxe5 17. Be4 d6 18. Bf4 Bf5 19. Bxb7 Rab8 20. Qa6 Bd3 21. Qa4 Bxf1 22. Rxf1 Nd3 23. Be3 {Machlik,J (1929)-Kyrkjebo,H (1711) Oslo 2015 0-1 (32)}) 9. e5 Qf5 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. cxd4 Bxd4 12. Nc3 b6 13. Nb5 Bxa1 14. Nxc7+ Kd8 15. Nxa8 Bd4 16. Qa3 Nh6 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Qe4 19. Qxa7 Qxc4 20. Qxb6+ Ke7 21. Qd6+ Kd8 22. Qb6+ Ke7 23. Qd6+ {Andriasian,Z (2628) -Batchuluun,T (2513) Katowice 2014 1/2-1/2}) 8... Qg6 $17 {...h6 is the strong threat.} 9. O-O {Black is better.} Bb6 {-0.66/20} ({Black should try} 9... Nf6 $17 {-1.16/19} 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. cxd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Bxf7+ Kd8) 10. Nbd2 {-1.63/19} (10. Re1 $15 {-0.66/20}) 10... Na5 $146 {-0.37/22} ({Black should play} 10... h6 $19 {-1.63/19} 11. Bh4 dxc3 12. Qxc3 Nf6) (10... Nh6 11. Rae1 O-O 12. e5 Na5 13. Qb4 dxc3 14. Ne4 Nxc4 15. Qxc4 d5 16. exd6 cxd6 17. Qxc3 Bd7 18. Bc1 Nf5 19. Rd1 Rfe8 20. Rfe1 Bc6 21. Ned2 Nd4 22. Bb2 Ne2+ 23. Rxe2 Rxe2 24. Nc4 Rxf2 25. Qxg7+ {Skrjabin,I (2114)-Salimaki,J (2225) Helsinki 2001 0-1}) 11. Qa3 $15 Nxc4 $4 {2.06/21 [#]} (11... dxc3 $17 {-0.96/22 stays on course.} 12. Qxc3 f6) 12. Nxc4 $18 dxc3 13. Nxb6 {1.14/22} (13. Rfe1 $18 { 1.87/20}) 13... Qxb6 $16 14. e5 $2 {-0.50/24} (14. Rab1 $1 $18 {1.65/20} Qc6 15. Rfc1) 14... h6 $15 15. Be3 {-0.97/19} (15. Bh4 $11 {0.00/23}) 15... Qg6 { -0.12/22} (15... Qb2 $17 {-0.97/19} 16. Qc5 Ne7 17. Qxc7 b6) 16. Qxc3 $11 c6 $2 {0.77/21 [#]} (16... Ne7 $17 {-0.99/21} 17. Qxc7 b6) 17. Bc5 {-0.09/22} ({ Better is} 17. Rad1 $16 {0.77/21}) 17... b6 18. Bd6 Bb7 19. Rfd1 {-0.88/18} ( 19. e6 $11 {0.00/22 remains equal.} dxe6 20. Ne5) 19... c5 $17 20. Rd3 { -1.61/22} (20. Nh4 $15 {-0.67/23} Qe6 21. Rd2) 20... Ne7 {-1.16/22} (20... Bc6 $19 {-1.61/22} 21. h3 Ne7 22. Bxe7 Kxe7) 21. Bxe7 Kxe7 22. Rd6 {-1.89/22} (22. e6 $17 {-1.04/24} d6 23. exf7 Kxf7 24. Nh4) 22... Qh7 $2 {-0.17/22} (22... Qg4 $19 {-1.89/22 And now ...Bxf3 would win.} 23. h3 Qf4) 23. Rad1 $11 Rhd8 { -0.21/25} (23... Rad8 $1 $15 {-0.62/24 deserves consideration.}) 24. Nh4 $1 g5 $2 {11.61/19} (24... Kf8 $11 {-0.21/25}) 25. Rxh6 $1 $18 Qg8 (25... Qxh6 26. Nf5+) 26. Nf5+ Kf8 27. Qh3 {Accuracy: White = 44%, Black = 20%.} 1-0