Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Fraser-Mortimer Attack
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Statistics from Lichess
1 games: White 100.0% / Draw 0.0% / Black 0.0%
| Next move | Games | White / Draw / BlackW / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Mortimer-Evans Gambit | 11 |
Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 28, 2026
Engine evaluation
−0.73 Black is better
Best play: 13... Kxf7 14. e5 h6 15. d5 Kf8 16. Rb1 Ne7 17. Rb4 Kg8 18. e6
Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.
Overview
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Fraser-Mortimer Attack (ECO C51, Open Games) is a gambit in the Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Fraser Attack, reached after 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 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qb3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Kf8 13. Qc2 (13 moves).
In 1 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 100.0%, Black 0.0% and 0.0% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 13…Kxf7, in 100% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.
It continues into one named variation, Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Mortimer-Evans Gambit.
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Caissa Codex. “Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Fraser-Mortimer Attack (C51)”. Lichess data as of 28 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/italian-game-evans-gambit-fraser-mortimer-attack