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Italian Game: Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense, Main Line

ECO C51 · 89 games · White to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6
48% White0% Draw52% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Qb32629.2%
Nc31415.7%

A further 49 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4King's Pawn Game 1... e5King's Knight Opening 2. Nf3King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation 2... Nc6Italian Game 3. Bc4Italian Game: Giuoco Piano 3... Bc5Italian Game: Evans Gambit 4. b4Italian Game: Evans Gambit Accepted 4... Bxb4Italian Game: Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense 5... Bc5Italian Game: Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense, Main Line 8... Bb6

Other lines in this family

Evans Gambit, Harding VariationC51… 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2104Evans Gambit, McDonnell DefenseC51…1,177Evans Gambit, Main LineC52… 5... Ba51,554Evans Gambit, Anderssen VariationC51… 5... Be7883Evans Gambit, Pierce DefenseC52… 5... Ba5 6. d4 exd4862Evans Gambit, Stone-Ware VariationC51… 5... Bd6218Evans Gambit, Bronstein DefenseC52… 5... Ba5 6. d4 d6205Evans Gambit, Slow VariationC52… 5... Ba5 6. O-O187Evans Gambit, Compromised DefenseC52… 5... Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3152Evans Gambit, Anderssen DefenseC52… 5... Ba5 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 exd4149

All 105 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.