Caissa Codex
C52

Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Compromised Defense, Potter Variation

Chess diagram: Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Compromised Defense, Potter Variation after 11. Rd1

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Statistics from Lichess

73 games: White 39.7% / Draw 5.5% / Black 54.8%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 31, 2026

Engine evaluation

0.00 The position is about equal

Best play: 11... b5 12. Bd3 Qe6 13. Nxb5 a6 14. Bc4 Qg6 15. Nbd4 Rb8 16. Qe3

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Compromised Defense, Potter Variation (ECO C52, Open Games) is a gambit in the Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Compromised Defense, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 Qf6 9. e5 Qg6 10. Nxc3 Nge7 11. Rd1 (11 moves).

In 73 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 39.7%, Black 54.8% and 5.5% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 11…O-O, in 86% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 8. Qb3 Qf6 9. e5 Qg6 10. Nxc3 Nge7 11. Rd1, the position after Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Compromised Defense also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Compromised Defense, Potter Variation (C52)”. Lichess data as of 31 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/italian-game-evans-gambit-compromised-defense-potter-variation

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