Tree path 10 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, Bronstein Defense › Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Sokolsky 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, Bronstein Defense C52
- Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Sokolsky Variation C52 you are here
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Sokolsky Variation
Overview
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Sokolsky Variation belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO C52, Open Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
The line arises from 13 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Bg5.
The line refines Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Bronstein Defense, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C52
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 13
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Statistics from Lichess
356 games · White 46.9% / Draw 2.5% / Black 50.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf6 | 160 | |
| f6 | 110 | |
| Nge7 | 54 | |
| Qd7 | 31 | |
| Bxc3+ | 1 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:50:01
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