Tree path 11 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Italian Game › Giuoco Piano › Italian Game: Evans Gambit › Italian Game: Evans Gambit Accepted › Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Main Line › Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Slow Variation › Italian Game: Evans Gambit › Sanders-Alapin Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Italian Game C50
- Giuoco Piano C50
- Italian Game: Evans Gambit C51
- Italian Game: Evans Gambit Accepted C51
- Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Main Line C52
- Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Slow Variation C52
- Italian Game: Evans Gambit C52
- Sanders-Alapin Variation C52 you are here
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Sanders-Alapin Variation
Overview
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Sanders-Alapin Variation is a gambit, classified under ECO code C52 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 14 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 Bd7 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Italian Game: Evans Gambit, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C52
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 14
- Parent
- Italian Game: Evans Gambit
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Statistics from Lichess
951 games · White 45.8% / Draw 2.7% / Black 51.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Qb3 | 447 | |
| dxe5 | 205 | |
| Ng5 | 103 | |
| d5 | 59 | |
| Bg5 | 58 | |
| Ba3 | 19 | |
| Bxf7+ | 12 | |
| Qa4 | 9 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:58:21
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