Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Lasker Defense C52

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O d6 …

Position after 14 half-moves — White to move.
Black holds a material edge worth 1 points.
Family “Italian Game” contains 187 recorded variation(s) here.

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Variations of this family

Name	ECO	Main line length
Italian Game	C50	5 plies
Italian Game: Anti-Fried Liver Defense	C50	6 plies
Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić Gambit	C50	6 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Albin Gambit	C50	9 plies
Italian Game: Deutz Gambit	C50	9 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo	C50	7 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo	C50	11 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo	C50	10 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo	C50	11 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Canal Variation	C50	11 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Dubois Variation	C50	10 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation	C50	9 plies