Caissa Codex
C52

Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Tartakower Attack

Chess diagram: Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Tartakower Attack after 7. Qb3

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Statistics from Lichess

58,764 games: White 51.3% / Draw 3.8% / Black 44.9%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 31, 2026

Engine evaluation

0.00 The position is about equal

Best play: 7... Qd7 8. O-O Bb6 9. Nbd2 Na5 10. Qc2 Nxc4 11. Nxc4 Qc6 12. Nxb6

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

Overview

Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Tartakower Attack (ECO C52, Open Games) is a gambit in the Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Bronstein Defense, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Qb3 (7 moves).

In 58,764 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 51.3%, Black 44.9% and 3.8% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 7…Qd7, in 60% of those games.

It continues into one named variation, Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Levenfish Variation.

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How to play against the Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Tartakower Attack

The most played answer, 7…Qd7, also scores best for Black: 52.6%, with Black winning 50.5% and White 45.2% of 35K games. Of the main answers, 7…Qf6 scores lowest: 38.7%. Stockfish's first choice is also 7…Qd7.

Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: Black's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings

Variations (1)

Other lines from the same position

Instead of 7. Qb3, the position after Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Bronstein Defense also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Tartakower Attack (C52)”. Lichess data as of 31 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/italian-game-evans-gambit-tartakower-attack

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