The Evans Gambit | Italian Game Theory

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[@adityachattopadhyay6176]

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[@HangingPawns]

Thank you, Aditya:)

[@NeoXSpirit]

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[@lp1926.guitars]

"Be a romantic in chess and accepts the gambit". I couldn't agree more!

[@beri4138]

Lmao enjoy accepting the Traxler and losing every time

[@lp1926.guitars]

@@beri4138 smart comment. Well done!

[@gilangramanda3643]

Yeah doesn't work for me when I'm playing Stafford

[@beri4138]

@Bartosz Pietrzyk All of the lines where you take the gambit are losing...

[@beri4138]

@Davi Moreira Taking the bishop is technically a draw but much harder to play for white than for black. You should expect to lose that every time. Kf1 is better. Better yet is not to allow the traxler by playing 5.Bxf7+. This last line is winning for white and the reason the Traxler isn't played anymore.

[@kidneys4014]

*_Time Stamps To Study Lines_* 1:51 Evans Gambit 3:03 Knight takes line 8:44 Accepted Evans gambit 9:30 **Mayet** Defense Bf8 13:09 Anderssen Variation Be7 19:46 McDonnel Defense Bc5 22:16 Stone-Ware Variation Bd6 ?:?? Lasker Defense Bb6 30:01 Pierce Defense ?:?? Bronstein Defense d6 26:39 Bishop - A5 *THE MOST POPULAR RESPONSE*

[@eulyaguilar540]

Evans gambit

[@kidneys4014]

@@eulyaguilar540 ?

[@krystalduraton8981]

Thks

[@kidneys4014]

@@krystalduraton8981 your welcone

[@dr.manishrajmundhra3369]

helpful

[@videodaniel8945]

You know, one of the reason I love this channel is the thumbnail pictures. They are so elegant that I always prefer to click on these videos over any other.

[@dudumangs7140]

"It's not the best way for white to play" Agadmator: *doubt*

[@hahaterrance5461]

Man of culture detected

[@stoutlager6325]

Ha! But even agadmator admits it's not tippity top tier opening at highest level. It is, however, extremely fun and solid enough.

[@rizka7945]

About 30:26: In the Pierce defence when black gets greedy and plays 7...dxc3 after 7.O-O, 8.Qd5 is a poor move. Black can simply respond with 8...Qd7. Next black will gain a tempo on the misplaced queen with Nf6 and black will be better. Instead after 7.O-O dxc3 you play 8.Qb3 still pressuring the f7-pawn forcing black to defend with their queen. 8...Qf6 is more common, 8...Qe7 is also possible. You'll end up down two pawns but it's more than justified. You'll have tremendous piece activity and black's pieces will stay undeveloped and misplaced for a long time. For anyone playing the Pierce with the black pieces: don't take that second pawn. You'll regret it and make white very happy.

[@playerx-s4v]

Even if I don't play the specific opening I watch all your videos because they are so good.👍

[@Kennyaj123]

Awesome content from smaller channels is always so refreshing. Keep it up!

[@HangingPawns]

Thanks Kenneth, I will!

[@borisenchev2893]

@@HangingPawns You did keep it up! Great video man, keep keeping it up :D

[@robertedwards7585]

Wonderful combination of clarity, expertise and enthusiasm. Thank you! I've only just started watching these and sense I have some way yet to go ...

[@milehighslacker4196]

@15:41, the modern engine (Stockfish 16.1) prefers 14.Qf4 over 14.Re8+ ...edited to add that @16:20 in the video Stockfish now says the position is -1.2 (12/2024).

[@Smirnoff44]

lots of great information I'm sure I will re-watch this a few times to get all the info out of it very interesting and I love the variations and defences named on the right hand side information I have not found laid out so quickly and easy to understand for beginners like myself , Great video👍👍

[@psymon3823]

Great explanation. The last line you showed in the Pierce defense is the only one I have played and it usually works out well. Bobby Fischer and Morphy both have exciting showings in this exact line I believe.

[@yavuzaky]

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[@sightreader2507]

Really amazing, I never dared to play the Evans because it looks scary, but at my level my opponents will not be prepared so it will definitely be a dangerous weapon! Thanks

[@szczupakrysio]

Thank you very much for the whole series about Italian Game :)

[@selti1]

Excellent lecture. Thanks so much for your time and effort to help others.

[@dmarman]

Love to see the guy on the back checking on synthesizers.

[@marameyer4472]

I really want to thank you for your wonderful channel and the quality content. I especially like your inspiring, passionate attitude towards the game, this is a real motivation for me. Keep up the good work!

[@arindomchanda6867]

I feel blessed to find this channel! You are exceptional teacher. Your teachings are so structured, I just feel like I have spent thousands of buck to get enrolled into a professional course! Awesome!😍❤️

[@adjioev]

On 30:27 you are saying Qd5 move will destroy blacks, but engine is showing opposite, black get significant advantage. Pawn f7 can be easily defended with Qe7.

[@dylanlapointe6145]

In the stone-ware variation after black plays Nf6, white has a very strong plan of playing an early Ng5 and f4. There was a game between Hikaru Nakamura and Robert Hess where Nakamura won a very comfortable game in this fashion

[@eddiescherer]

Great content! I think you made a mistake on 30m28. It seems perfectly fine for black to capture on c3 after white castles. White doesn't lose everything after Qd5. The bishop is protected. Unless I am missing something.

[@nicholasbrassard3512]

8:15 surprisingly the last 3 times i played the gambit my opponents have decline, tho this is in very low ratings in blitz (1000ish) Which is why im back here to try to see how to punish them for declining hehe

[@milankotevski1663]

You can't.

[@benextinction__144]

As a newcomer to chess, my opponents decline the gambit by not reacting and just giving me the bishop

[@biffboffo]

This gentleman is like the best TA you had in college

[@erichadlock4490]

These videos are incredible. about to blast through your italian game series in the next few days.

[@anuproy2814]

Your explanations are the best

[@DenisHoste]

Hi Stjepan, i was wondering. At 10:30 you say black has to play Qc7 or Qe7, but doesn't Qe7 leave the black night hanging? If white takes the night with the queen they also defend their knight?

[@rahulsrinivas3224]

Thanks a ton for providing free content. You are amazing.

[@aj502]

@15:21 why not Bc7+ setting up Queen pin with Re1?

[@Ramigo57]

Excellent Video. Many, Many thanks and Congratulations

[@lucasfranklin8697]

31:58 another reason taking with the queen would be bad is because the knight guards the pawn...

[@damjanbacina3292]

20:41 i was waiting for that

[@explorerr7476]

Underrated

[@wonderlad3585]

I find these videos SUPER helpful! Thank U so much!

[@iMannyLP]

15:19 Why not bb5 check first, followed by Re1?

[@hassankamel8209]

i agree ♥

[@onur.ozdemir.86]

After bishop check the king will move to f8 and the pin you think will fall. You can not take the quenn.

[@iMannyLP]

@@onur.ozdemir.86 but if the bishop checks, it opens up the attack on the queen. So if bb5 check, kf8, rxe4

[@shivendrak.c.6703]

iMannyLP i you need to watch again. If you check the bb5 king will move to f8 and re1 is not goona work since queen will move to g6 preventing the mate.

[@robertburns6579]

Thank you for these videos.They are tremendous ,Ideas clearly explained, what would take hours with a book take minutes with your videos.

[@alejandrodavidbolanos82]

Once again not the style I can manage well to play chess, but of course a marvelous top teaching of you explaining the objectives and consequences of playing the Evans Gambit. Thank you Stephan.

[@montearrais]

very good content and explanation, thanks for sharing!

[@AnnoShark]

Great stuff again. Thank you for the video and as i just discovered the great video-description which makes it easy to jump around in the video!

[@darshan_k_05]

After watching videos of hanging pawn i stopped hanging pieces 😂

[@chengzhou8711]

Thank you for this, I enjoy this opening with both pieces.

[@ricardovaffanculo7365]

Really like your video series so far and im trying to find motivation to study it. While jumping through the video i had sometimes a hard time orientating myself. So i had the idea to highlight the current variation you are talking about to support selfstudying efforts. Maybe that would help you on improving your videos even more! thanks mate!

[@ShuvamNayak]

At 20:53 instead of Kf8 is king moves Ke8 do I still capture his bishop?

[@kingsgambit]

at 30:23 you say that after Qd5 black loses everything. Could you please explain that? After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.O-O dxc3 8.Qd5 Qe7 black stands a lot better (-1.7 according to the engine and white has really nothing). That´s why I play 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 in that move order, and after 8. ... Qe7 I retake the c3 pawn with my knight and increase the pressure.

[@kingsgambit]

No answer to that, lol. I was for some reason rewatching the video and wanted to comment thhe same thing again, just to find my comment from 2 years ago. Sorry - your content on Evans Gambit theory is terribly wrong and thus bad and useless.

[@BlunderMaster64]

​@@kingsgambitwhy would you return if it's "terribly" wrong 😂

[@kingsgambit]

@@BlunderMaster64 I got pushed into my feed at the time. I am no longer subscribed or watching his videos.

[@exaltica]

This is very instructive. Gave me lot of idea's

[@myperspective-w4k]

Thank you for Evans Gambit

[@galahadgarza6905]

Thank you for the great analysis.

[@henryalexander7325]

Nice idea for lower rated folks (like me!) in the Evans: If you are facing the McDonnell defence (which is what most players of black who don't study the theory will do as it seems intuitive) and black captures on 7. ...dxc3 after 7. 0-0, allowing the 8. Bxf7+ punish, then if after 8...Kxf7 9. Qd5+ Ke8, hoping to not be checked by Qxc5 taking the bishop, then before capturing the bishop go 10. Qh5+. Most of the time (at ~elo 1300 and lower) black will play 10. ...g6 to block, which seems logical but is just terrible because it makes black's dark squares on the kingside super vulnerable and he won't have his dark-square bish! After that just take the bishop and then you can do basically whatever you want. I like either Bb2 or Bh6 at some point soon to capitalize on the open dark squares on black's kingside and also maybe throwing a Re1 and a Nxc3 or Qxc3 (if black attacks the queen with 11. ...d6, you can capture the free pawn and retreat in one move with an attack on the h8 rook- pretty efficient!) in there somewhere. Also don't forget the knight and rook on the queenside as they can come in and reinforce your attack on the kingside or create some pressure in the center or the queenside As I am only ~1300, I'll back up my claim by telling you that my win rate after 10. ...g6 is 71% and that the move g6, according to the engine is so bad that the eval goes from +1.41 to +3.28. Also, aside from being a neat trick, 10. Qh5+ is also just the best move in the position as even if black does not weaken their dark squares with 10. ...g6, they still will have to play either 10. ...Kf8 or 10. ...Kd8, which means that either way 11. Qxc5 will come with check, and therefore a tempo.

[@marmieacot3551]

On 15:21 i supposed Bb5+ and then Re1 is a much easier win for white.

[@mohamedbukharyibnmohamedri8769]

Sir, you forgot to mention the Compromised defense and mises defense.

[@williamlucadamo1574]

16 minute anderssen variation--you DO take the exchange of Queens. When black recaptures, bishop to d7 forces black to take the bishop and the black rook falls. White is up the exchange.

[@siraf1234]

Moving the knight saves the position tho :p

[@williamlucadamo1574]

only if pawn recaptures the queen, not the king. nice move.

[@siraf1234]

@@williamlucadamo1574 the rook is also defended by the bishop, you can take the queen with either the king or the pawn

[@joykalombo1662]

I love this video Thank you for going through the ideas and lines One question: At 15:20, is Bg5+ and later followed by Re1 not better? Actually, having thought about it whilst writing my question, the king could just move to f8 and we transpose into what you showed in your video 😅😅 I'll keep the comment here (in case anyone had the same query lol) Thanks again for the video 😁😁😁

[@ShuvamNayak]

At 10:47, instead of Qc7 why not Bd6?

[@kirtikojha4317]

Excellent, I'll make sure I use it in my upcoming local chess tournament

[@HangingPawns]

Good luck! Use it wisely:D

[@kirtikojha4317]

@@HangingPawns I'll let you know how the results turn out :)

[@RuggedPanther]

@@kirtikojha4317 So how did it go?

[@tqmper7153]

@@kirtikojha4317 how’d it go?

[@alixerkmir2097]

To play "d4" is bad move in 6:14 !

[@hiteshshinde1520]

In video at 20:45 If the king doesn't capture the pawn than ??

[@juanpabloboyeras]

hi man, nice video but i think is important that i mention that in the mainline, in the Qb3 line you suggested, the best move is Qf6 and not Qe7, the idea is to leave e7 available for the knight, thats the line i actually play against the evan and according to the engine as far as i know black is doing fine, equal already. take care!

[@polychromaa]

Qe7 is almost borderline losing for black according to my analysis, after Qe7 white should play Nxc3 with the idea of playing Nd5 gaining an initiative on the queen. black should play Bxc3, but after Qxc3 black has problems with developing the kings knight, it cant go to e7 and h6 is a bad square, maybe because of Bxh6. Black also has problems with Bg5 potentially. in the main line Qf6, if white plays Bg5 then the queen can go to g6 and still defend f7, but this is much harder to do with the queen on e7 now that it doesnt have access to g6. Qe7 Nxc3 is +2. I dont recommend the dxc3 line for black, Nge7 is a much safer line

[@peteneville698]

At 18:37 after .....black pawn g6 why not Bh6 preventing black from castling?

[@tsonus]

27:37 What if black plays Bg4 instead of the 2 moves suggested? I don't see a good move for white. Suggestions please.

[@marcofrey2903]

Stockfish gives Bishop to d5 at 25 depth.

[@marcofrey2903]

With the idea of pinning the knight to the king and pressuring with pawn.

[@tim..indeed]

16:30 don't be fooled by the computer! This position is way easier to play for white!

[@TillSwims]

Thanks so much. Most of the time Stockfish says it’s equal or white has a slide edge...but playing this OTB is another thing. As black i decline the gambit or playing Be7 in the accepted Variation

[@HangingPawns]

Yeah, engines are not humans (yet;O)

[@edwardwalsh4454]

22:53 after knight a5, B to b5 check? Anybody understand this impossible move? Pls step up and review your vid.

[@edwardwalsh4454]

and after check, c6? When in check you must block check. d7 has to be played for this to occur. Total bs spew. Show your thinking dummy. Cause this is plain stupid.

[@GoldenBoyXCM]

30:20 if black takes on c3 white plays Qb3. If Qd5 black has Qe7 and has no problems.

[@hobodawg9364]

This channel is a promising sideline of the Agadmator Attack.

[@hobodawg9364]

@LordlyLaxus It was in this position that Agadmator resigned the game.

[@meowmerswem9517]

This guy is so good that I would bet 20$ that an average chess intellect (1400-1700) does not know about an opening that hanging pawns has not gone through.

[@maxthexpfarmer3957]

B O N G C L O U D

[@syafiqashraff5770]

Thank you very much.I really appreciate your effort in giving chess opening theory.

[@aviralshrivastava2368]

8:35 - Evan's Gambit conclusion 12:45

[@ShuvamNayak]

Can somebody explain again why black can't play b5 at 2:40 in response to White's b4

[@dr.manishrajmundhra3369]

one word defines the position-crazy

[@keshavkapadia2271]

You teach very well

[@AmirhassanPoursalehi]

You are best coach Thanks very very much God bless you

[@fabian13333]

Thank you great lecture

[@joshsawyer8238]

Great Video! Do you believe this would a good compliment to Max Lange Attack(I play if they play Nf6) or should i stick with the Duetz Gambit if they play Bc4?

[@Futures_Hokage]

Sir 1 suggestion for ur videos.... Plz add pgn files of opening in the description..... It will help us a lot

[@dinocukusic2585]

32:48 why not ba3?

[@AverageBishop-]

Oh my god there's so much to learn

[@GoldenBoyXCM]

Evans gambit is huge

[@gusleffers9265]

Where would you recommend to bring the C1 bishop out when developing?

[@ash0143]

Thanks. Your channel deserves many more subscribers!

[@whoadityanawandar]

Is there a video on the McDonnel Defense in this series?

[@Kyle-ys3cv]

What’s with the black power fist?

[@leenaoleenatarun]

Really enjoyed

[@ShyamSunder-wl3dc]

I was always afraid as Black to play Evans Gambit. That's shame. Now I can encounter the Gambit because of you. That's Progress.

[@Andre-pl2vg]

At 30:23, taking the pawn isn't a bad for black, and white queen to d5 doesn't work actually.

[@hpkushwah3182]

30:23 why we lose everything if black takes c3 pawn because blacks Bishop is protected and even after Qd5 black can play Qe7 and everything looks good to me

[@CEngKuldeepRVarma.Founder]

Excellent videos. 👍

[@wiellnyan]

15:38 That isn't your only option as you can play g4 and sacrificing your queen for your king not getting checkmated. Proof

[@heraldofv3379]

Its funny how I always have a laugh when he says "back to black" yet he chuckles about it once here

[@abdulghanysolara4676]

what is C51,52 at the top of the list?

[@bulentkirca3311]

First like I hope :)

[@HangingPawns]

Hehe. It is:) Thanks!

[@onur.ozdemir.86]

Bülent Hoca selamlar. Sizden de youtubeda egitim videolari bekliyoruz. :)

[@alixerkmir2097]

Why are you saying you shouldn't switch queens if you say you should go with Bishop G5 because it's good? in 16:12

[@bestmoh3134]

Thank you sir in the spirit of Mikhail Tal

[@cedrics7374]

So complicated though. I can’t remember all this 😅

[@mizofan]

Captain William Davies Evans (1790-1872), Welsh seafarer and inventor.

[@shivrajbhosale4978]

In declined variation after Nc3 why Nxb4 not good. Plzz tell next 3-4 moves

[@salahlegendtv6168]

You are the best , im really improving Спасибо 🖐🏻❤

[@andrewsilva7635]

Great video

[@choudharyrahul722]

What if after 6. ..d6 (Black tries to enter Lasker Defence) white plays 7. Qb3?

[@CoolestRaven]

I'm confused about after 7.0-0 why can't black take on c3 with the pawn in the Pierce defense? After 7... dxc3 8.Bxf7 Kxf7 9.Qd5 white no longer wins the bishop since it's defended by the knight on c6

[@andrewroberts8139]

Dumb question klaxon: these tend to assume that your opponent knows the same 15-move line as you. If he/she deviates from that, what do I do?

[@r0yce]

A beginner should watch basic endgame videos, middlegame plans, art of attack and popular combinations and attacks (like the greek gift, Fischer's trap) and stuff like that before watching serious opening videos. Else, you'll never really understand the opening or what all this move order means, and how to exploit if your opponent makes 'not the best' moves. If you don't have that much time or can't give that much time to chess, then before watching detailed opening videos and long lines and sidelines, at least watch middlegame videos for the said openings or similar positions that will stem from similar openings. The idea is to understand the piece placements, middle game ideas and ultimately how to attack the opponent king with the pieces and combinations. So, middlegames my friend is your ally. (I remember myself asking that same dumb question when I was a complete beginner. Believe me prioritizing middlegame then endings and then openings will save you so much time, headache and troubles. Good luck!) Tldr: Don't watch opening lines, sidelines, move orders and detailed opening videos without understanding the plans and middlegame plans and attack ideas of those openings.