Caissa Codex
C51

Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Mortimer-Evans Gambit

Chess diagram: Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Mortimer-Evans Gambit after 13…Kxf7

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Statistics from Lichess

1 games: White 100.0% / Draw 0.0% / Black 0.0%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Nov 1, 2026

Engine evaluation

−1.10 Black is better

Best play: 14. e5 h6 15. d5 Kf8 16. Ne4 Bf5 17. Ba3 Ne7 18. Nh4 Qd7

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

Overview

Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Mortimer-Evans Gambit (ECO C51, Open Games) is a gambit in the Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Fraser-Mortimer 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 Kxf7 (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. White's most played move here is 14. e5, in 100% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.

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Caissa Codex. “Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Mortimer-Evans Gambit (C51)”. Lichess data as of 1 Nov 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/italian-game-evans-gambit-mortimer-evans-gambit

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