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A major variant of the Giuoco Piano. White's
attack is accelerated by playing a 4.P-QKt4(b4)
gambit (move 4w, left)
invented by Capt. W.D. Evans in 1824. |
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Black usually accepts the gambit and then, with careful play, has little to fear
after move 7wb (right). White's compensations for
the pawn sacrifice are a strong centre, quick developing and good attacking
chances. The refutation (as so often with gambits) is to give the pawn back
at a convenient moment. |
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Popular lines include the
Normal Position (a branch of the main below), the
Cordel Var. (below), the
Alapin Var., the
Richardson Attack, the
Compromised Defence and the
Evans Gambit Declined. |