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  1. Caissa Codex
  2. King's Pawn Game C20
  3. King's Knight Opening C40
  4. Normal Variation C44
  5. Italian Game C50
  6. Giuoco Piano C50
  7. Italian Game: Evans Gambit C51
  8. Italian Game: Evans Gambit Accepted C51
  9. Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Main Line C52
  10. Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Laroche Variation C52 you are here
C52

Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Laroche Variation

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Overview

Chess diagram: Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Laroche Variation after 6…Nf6
After 6…Nf6

Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Laroche Variation (ECO C52) is a gambit in Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Main Line, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 Nf6 — 6 moves.

In 14,047 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 54.7%, Black 42.3% and 3.0% were drawn. White's most played move here is 7. dxe5, in 50% of those games.

ECO code
C52
Group
Open Games (C)
Length
6 moves
Parent
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Main Line

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Statistics from Lichess

14,047 games · White 54.7% / Draw 3.0% / Black 42.3%

MovesGamesW / D / B
dxe56,996
O-O3,574
d5896
Qb3841
Ba3615
Bg5611
Nxe5253
Ng5109

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:40:15

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Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Main Line:

https://chesscodex.org/openings/italian-game-evans-gambit-laroche-variation