Chess Openings: Evans Gambit Part 2

In Part 2 of the Evans Gambit we take a look at more lines and concepts from the aggressive Evans Gambit. If you haven't already checked out the first part I highly recommend doing that first.
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[@faraonlatino]

I recommend in the very last variation when the bishop goes back to c5, not taking the pawn c3xd4 but castle immediately. If black plays d4xc3, white wins by playing Bxf7+ where after K takes B, then white plays Qd5+, and you recover the Bishop with ample compensation. There is also one more sneaky thing to do after Qd5+, if K moves to e8 to prevent check after white takes the bishop back, then white plays Qh5+ where black is forced to play g5, thus opening an attack line for the rook in h8.

[@chesswebsite]

the Kings' Gambit is my fav as well.

[@Cruisey88]

I would love to see a part 3 Evans Gambit. I don't see how it would be worthwhile playing after the bishop checks again with pawns gone.

[@chesswebsite]

u can choose Bd2 or Nbd2. With the bishop, he no longer can come to a3 which many Evan's Gambit players like. With the knight, he doesn't block off your bishop because the bishop normally wouldn't develop along the c1-h6 diag in the Evans Gambit but really if you had a choice you would prefer to have your knight on c3 on the Evans Gambit. Both I think are fine, really just depends on how you want the game to go and how you feel comfortable developing your pieces.

[@TheBathedInBlood]

man, i love those gambits in italian game

[@mrbearhug143]

It’s time I learned this officially!

[@mathfunk]

I was a little scared to play chess on chess.com so I came to youtube and I have watched a lot of your videos and they are very interesting, they way you explain why white and black move might move different ways. Great work Kevin!!

[@jmabarak]

Fantastic instruction Kevin, thanks,

[@dashed0115]

I love this gambit. Just found it today

[@nicolasgroskopf2008]

thanks this is a good opening

[@itzMoJo67]

man, I wish there were more games by Paul Morphy to study. he really made the evans gambit a power house attack. if you want to see some wonderfull variations, check out his games.

[@61484]

What if he puts you in check in the last part you were talking about

[@lonewolf42923]

+61484 Same question here, I had this many many times, and most of which were losses... :( I certainly miss a key move

[@okoios]

+61484 Nd2 and then follow up with normal developing moves ;)

[@motornade277]

its a fault first castle

[@DhirarEmir]

yes that would be the best move in this case

[@agnelaaron1728]

Then you play Bishop d2

[@exerhlp]

Hi Kevin, thanks a lot for your videos! I didn't see the Cordel variation covered, i.e. what happens if instead of 7....d6, black plays 7...Na5? I felt like attacking with the bishop 8.Bxf7, Kxf7 9.Nxe5+,Kf8 10.Qf3+..? I see HIARCS recommends Be2 which I consider losing of tempo and don't really like..

[@nicolasgroskopf2008]

thanks man every time i play the evans gambit i win !! thanks man!

[@Ch3xMat3]

Can a video be added to cover what to do if they do not accept the gambit and instead retreat the bishop to Be7 or Bb6 immediately after b4 without taking.

[@DavidEmerling79]

At the end you discuss: 1 e4 e5, 2. Nf3, Nc6, 3. Bc4, Bc5, 4. b4, Bxb4, 5. c3, Bc5, 6. d4, ed, 7. cd where White's d-pawn is attacking Black's Bishop on c5 - and then you stop. But, I've had this position many times and find it quite annoying when the Black Bishop simply returns to b4 with check. There's no c-pawn to block it as before. The only good move White has is 8. Nbd2, blocking the check. There's really no easy way to prevent Black from castling on the K-side after he plays Nf6. Black ends up having quite and easy go of it as White is down a Pawn and doesn't really have much of an attack anymore.

[@Mario-lr1xk]

What if Queen to f6 in te last option??

[@KratosPKM]

please tellme what should we do if in the last example, bishop checks our king, what is the best move?

[@romemd]

Can u go over this variation After white moves the pawn to c3 if black moves bishop to D6, white pawn to D4 then black queen to f6?

[@ButtPlugsInMyButt]

This is gonna smell disaster for black. 2:38

[@christobobbo5575]

Lol

[@navneethramakrishnan1957]

2:30 black is actually completely fine. He needs to play d5 and if pawn takes pawn, move the knight to say, a5. If bishop takes pawn, capture bishop. Reminds me a little of the fried liver attack.

[@sleepyeyeguy]

Ha yeah, if you find a video from the black side, please let me know. I'm trying to learn how to confront openings in the Italian game with black (openings like scotch gambit, evan's gambit, two knights defense, etc.) I struggle more with black in these openings than any other.

[@sleepyeyeguy]

I've resorted to playing the French just to avoid these.

[@miklas-dj9kd]

sleepyeyeguy You should play the Caro-Kann Defense sometimes as an alternative to the French Defense. They're very similar, but in the Caro-Kann your light-squared Bishop is either traded off for a minor piece or becomes an active asset outside the light-squared pawn chain. It can cost some tempi against very rapid development from white, but just like the French it's a counter-attacking system, so if you're used to playing systems like that and defend properly, you'll be fine. I play the French sometimes too, but I mostly play the Caro-Kann against e4 and with good results.

[@blackswordsmanhypertrophy6095]

I hate caro can lol

[@miklas-dj9kd]

Varenyam Maharaj It's obviously an alternative to some of the main choices against e4 like Sicilian and the e5 defenses, but I think Caro-Kann is a solid defense against a lot of people.

[@TheGamingbros3]

Great video , but what do you do if he takes the gambit with his knight not bishop

[@thar7631]

At 0:26 seconds, why doesn't black move dark square bishop to C3, threatening rook as well as capturing pawn. Can any one answer me if I have misjudged anything here. Thanks

[@hostneighbourhood1564]

After you take d4 black pawn with white pawn, black bishop have chance to give a check to king after take c3 pawn, why dont you try explain it?

[@demetriusdemarcusbartholom8063]

Evergreen game

[@jonathanafriedman3472]

At 0:40 in Part 2, did I miss the line where Black moves 7...Nf6 after White Castles instead of 7...Bb6?

[@aryansaxena4978]

Kings gambit Queens gambit Evans gambit The holy trinity

[@keithmoreau710]

Can anybody tell me the main line if the Evans Gambit plays as follows 1. e4 e52. Nf3 Nc63. Bc4 Bc54. b4 b5. I guess the best next move is Bxb5? thanks

[@mindystorm]

What is the best opening when i go e4 at the beginning and he goes nf6? a very aggressive move.

[@KratosPKM]

the main propose of this opening is to put pressure on the black king and prevent him from castle. But if we play Bd2 or Kbd2, its very difficult to prevent the black king to castle. Then if u now some way to prevent it please tell me. Great videos and keepthe good work, your videos help me a lot.

[@happycrusader8433]

2:48 but what if black moves their pawn to g6? that would block the queens attack and attack the queen simultaneously

[@jakeharvey5964]

Then white would take the h7 pawn with the queen, and it would be mate.

[@jonau3546]

after the gambit. we move white Pc3 to push the black bishop out. what are the variations if the black bishop moves to Bbc5. you said you would do that variation second. its been driving me crazy going through it myself. unless i missed it somewhere? Maybe you can tell me where you go thru it in the video. some enlightment would be highly appreciated.. thanks

[@mduduzinsibande2292]

What if he gives a check with his bishop after we take on d4?

[@Gristblo]

see what if they push their pawn to d5... after they move their bishop to c5 just after they acceoting the gambit?

[@hickorydragon8114]

What if he retreats bishop to d3?

[@rondaniel3917]

i cant understnd why losing b2 pwon? he not stend in my way in any of the continuse

[@Tharindu43]

Hey Kevin if you don't mind me asking what's your rating, and do you have a title, IM, GM, FM?

[@TexasBIoodMoney]

at 5:30 what if the black bishop goes to b4 and throws a check at you? Then the attack gets thrown off?

[@lonewolf42923]

+Alexander Dumais Well I don't know, he is not forced to exchange immediatly, and if he does, I am not even sure to recapture with queen with a loss of access to the b3 square or with knight... and black counter attack is coming and he has multiple choices, I was looking for a little continuation on that lines and haven't found any yet...

[@mohammededeiss6704]

Is he not able to castle?

[@ejvarriale]

@thechesswebsite I have been studying the gambit but can't understand a move, I would be pleased if anyone here could answer in an adequate manner, the game goes 1 e4 e5 2 Hf3 Hc6 3 Bc4 Bc5 4 b4 Bxb4 5 c3 Ba5 6 d4 exd 4 0-0 I'm sure that now black can't take the c3 pond as you also pointed out so dxc3 is wrong for black and better is d6 simply; but I can't understand why dxc3 is a game losing move for black, I hope I have been clear enough and someone can explain, thank you.

[@MrWolfscratch1]

@thechesswebsite Hello, How do you get the chessboard into the video? Chessbase? How. ? I teach children chess and would like to create some videos for them. Thank you. Roy.

[@TheRandomMaplePlayer]

What if he doesn't capture the pawn at b4 but move away?

[@TacoKat]

Hey! What if 4... b4 Nb4?

[@Cris-qg5fk]

5. c3, then it transposes to 5:12

[@bikashchandra7796]

After b4, is Bb6 a good move?

[@fizaan95]

Mindystorm That's called Alekhine's defence, white usually responds with e5.

[@whiteheadw]

What is the best response for cxb4 Bb4+?

[@dalestrom1]

@ 0:26 ... I couldn't figure out why you're saying it would be bad for black to take on c3. knight takes pawn, bishop takes knight, white has nothing?

[@ricato2]

What you're asking for is covered in the second half of part 1 on the evans gambit. Instead of knight takes, play Qb3. Then knight takes, unless he answers with Qf6, in which case pawn to e5 causes him trouble.

[@francismapuia]

What if night take a bait or Bishop pins night on f3. Anyway I enjoy watching

[@leonardkho5214]

Guys, can anyone please tell me how to continue if Black plays Bg5 instead of Nge7 in 2:23? It seems to give a lot of trouble to White because of the pin on White's knight. Thanks in advance :)

[@smexypapayas]

You can easily move Na4 and take out the annoying bishop so that you can then move Qb3 and defuse the pin.

[@cs_b_]

What if after white queen to h5 black moves G7 to g6.

[@TexasBIoodMoney]

Can someone make a video of what to do if instead of capturing with the bishop they decide to capture with their knight?

[@pertorepedersen2947]

TexasBIoodMoney after they capture with their knight at you can capture the pawn on e5

[@Feisty123]

I prefer playing c3 regardless, the Knight is forced to move back and white loses tempo.

[@Feisty123]

+Srikanth C.P black*

[@kinggambitabc]

what's your fide rating ?

[@omdighe4732]

At 5.52 what if he took queen to f6

[@ryangarbettmusic]

at 2:32 when White plays Ng5, why not f6? Seems to be a better alternative than castling even though it weakens king side. Is the structural disadvantage just not worth it?

[@fos1451]

found an answer yet?

[@ryangarbettmusic]

Well, 9 years later, it’s clear to me that f6 would hang the knight fork of the queen and rook on f7 😂 Maybe I’m improving!

[@shaunakbadole5859]

Thanks

[@gr8winston]

what happened to your web site today?

[@itsokbyharsaaj8020]

What about bishop d6

[@DarkAcSoldier]

Try moving your pawn to e5 and start alekhine's defence, thats what i would recommend.

[@KratosPKM]

thanks

[@collegestudent247]

Why not rxf7 @ 2:59?

[@okoios]

+Antonio Gutierrez ...Rxf7 and you have Qxf7 winning ;)

[@henridemarcellus7592]

@@okoios How is that winning? After 12...Rxf7, either 13. Qxf7 or Bxf7, then 13...Kh7 has White ahead in the exchange, but only up by about +2.4.

[@Andycipation]

What about Nxb4 after the Evans Gambit b4?

[@gamingwithjaky5659]

Andrew Dong Then you Nxe5, pressuring the f7 square taking either queen or rook

[@chessenthusiast6212]

@@gamingwithjaky5659 Nxe5 is losing after Qf6 (-2.5 according to Stockfish)

[@chessenthusiast6212]

It's better to do 5.c3 Nf6 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4

[@smoke4life1987]

ive done this gambet now and end up at 5:30 and he puts the pawn from c5 to b4 checking me... lol what then becuz it becomes a total mess no matter what i do!

[@NotTonTon]

5:31 Bb4

[@justinmorales1437]

Bd2

[@jchoi620]

at 243, cant black move a pawn to g6?

[@gabemerritt3139]

I thought so as well at first, but it would lead to a mate in one for white if Qh7

[@tombareket8677]

why not 5:30 Bb4+??

[@Carrinthe]

Exactly! As white you first play 0-0 before capturing the pawn as black's dxc3 runs in to Bxf7.

[@karanamsameernandan5798]

what happen if knight kill b4 pawn, not with Bishiop

[@erdogankilic62]

take the bishop

[@tedhoney]

he captures and we castle and then he takes the pawn on c3 with his bishop

[@boydmccollum692]

Seems this relies a bit on Black trying to save their bishop at the expense of developing their pieces more.

[@ShotDownInFlames2]

Thanks, great video, you're helping me a lot.

[@mrengler1]

@mikecarlos13 then white plays Ng5

[@yichern4351]

2:49 what if he brings his pawn to g6, that way the queen is under Attack and has to retreat

[@Chek94]

Peter Bergmann Qxh7#

[@marcusmiguel1850]

The knight can go ahead and capture the queen where there is a discovered check by the bishop on c4. Then checkmate in a few moves.

[@shadowace2813]

What if he brings his bishop to check king at 6:10

[@justinmorales1437]

just block with your bishop. if he takes then queen takess.as black dark square bishop is preferred over white so you have that advantage

[@justinmorales1437]

plus you get to develop your queen while also still having the option tp castle

[@benashley2955]

What if Nxb4

[@usnfoehcjeksmcm]

At 2:55 why doesn't black just take the knight on F7 with his rook on F8? Someone please reply. :)

[@lonewolf42923]

+mady67 First it would be a material loss, I'm not sure of the best continuation, but what I would do is recapture with bishop, if Kh8 then Bxh6 leading to mate I believe, and if Kf8 maybe Bb3 or Bc4 with threats to come

[@usnfoehcjeksmcm]

+Lone Wolf Ok. Thanks. :D

[@Azex824]

ive learned 3 gambits and they are good: queen king evan :D

[@brain5531]

Azex824 you also need to know black gambits such as Latvian Icelandic

[@MrSallle1]

5:35 in this situation black can just return bishop on b4 and check again.

[@davehumphreys1725]

You make it look as though the Evans Gambit is a forced win for White is all variations!!! Surely, that can't be right. There has to be a line that Black can play to get a reasonable game.

[@181uuu]

The Evans Gambit is actually losing for white, and is a bit of a meme

[@TheMegadomino]

Salutations Corndogs loosing for white? We do not have the same engine. A meme? Dude the jeromes gambit is a meme, this is a terrific attack played by professionals.

[@ahmadmoukahal4652]

yeah search in google about openings against evans gambit

[@novicewarrior8945]

Even engines play Evans gambit sometimes , it's that good

[@bhandarakpb]

I love ur voice.Thanks for Grt presentTions so far

[@HansSchw4nz]

what if Lc5-b4+ at 5:40 ?

[@weeronnotochi2240]

yes

[@davidmorris8526]

Line 3 at 5:12

[@MrBarrydeVries]

4:35 is knight to d4 a good move?

[@tetsuyakanade5762]

2:45 what if black pawn g7 to g6???

[@rikeshm990]

Tetsuya Kanade then queen to h7 ..checkmate

[@tetsuyakanade5762]

ohhh tnx

[@usnfoehcjeksmcm]

+Tetsuya Kanade Because then the Queen would capture on H7 and it would be checkmate.

[@lancetschirhart7676]

Just lost to an opponent who played bishop d6 instead of any of these

[@PaulDormody]

You mean ...B-b4 ch?Just come back with B-d2.Forces Black to trade or retreat.

[@TheNuscas]

That's why you 0-0 before playing cxd in that variation

[@cubnoble]

I thought after ... exd4 cxd4? I thought it was 0-0...

[@Kimmo788]

go e5. It is Alekhine defence.

[@niceone6739]

I don't think you are showing the best moves for black. You are always assuming the black is trying to save its pawns.

[@baileymin]

sssmmeeeeeeeelll

[@interestingchip4643]

1:36 poor black king

[@wesley_snipes]

That's a lot of PRESHURE

[@Itachihun14]

Kings's Gambit is a fail opening.I never lost against King's Gambit since I learned it.Of course a GM can easly defeat me in the Gambit.

[@nathankohonen2924]

bishop always goes back to D sqaure or E. rediculous waste of time

[@rodneybarnes1905]

Ummm

[@Anti-Chess]

This gambit is terrible. I just have 2 learn and perfect it. Legendary Gary Kasparov in an interview admitted he prefers this gambit. I'm still a beginner anyways.

[@Hassy171717]

Anyone still looking at this vid these days ... I think I've found a way to counter this as BLACK! Take a look and let me know what you think: The gambit lines shown here is: 4. b4, Bxb4. Instead Try: 4. b4, NxB4 5. c3, Nd3 check 6. Kf1, Nf2 (forking Queen, Rook and e4, while protected by the bishop on c5) 7. Qc3, .... Here's the important part: If you're WHITE and your opponent takes the Rook: 7. .... Nxh1, the gambit can continue 8. d4 cause the Knight is trapped in the corner while you attack the Bishop. On the other hand, if you're playing BLACK, do NOT take the Rook! Play: 7. ... Nxe4. When WHITE try's to continue the gambit, just mirror and look to trade the bishops: 8. d4, d5. Also, getting your Queen to f6 is important as WHITE's f file is open and it will pin the Knight until the King is moved again to g1. At this point, WHITE cannot castle, but you still can. Stopping the attack on your f7 pawn will allow you to catch up on development and then get your King to safety.

[@anisrassam6368]

or you can bring queen to f6 in first example instead of moving bishop to b6

[@Hassy171717]

@@anisrassam6368 to which example are you referring? One of mine, or one that's in the video? Cause I don't say anything about moving a Bishop to b6 and I already mentioned the importance of Qf6 for Black.

[@anisrassam6368]

@@Hassy171717 i was referring to first example in the video. At 0:38, instead of moving bishop back one step to b6, moving the queen to f6 spoils the attack. I am still not good at reading chess notation so I found your examples hard to decipher

[@gogofan7366]

I don't know if I'm missing something Nd3 check loses to Bxd3...???? and how do you Qc3... I think you mean Qb3