Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Tartakower Attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Qb3
The Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Tartakower Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO C52, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Qb3. It is a line of the Italian Game. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 134 times by this move order. White won 46%, 4% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 7… Qd7 (63% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 7… Qd7 8. O-O Bb6 9. Nbd2 Na5 10. Qc2)
- ECO
- C52
- Moves
- 13 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Qb3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 6 | |
| 1500-1999 | 56 | |
| 2000+ | 72 | |
| All | 134 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7… Qd7 | 84 (63%) | |
| 7… Qe7 | 29 (22%) | |
| 7… Qf6 | 7 (5%) | |
| 7… Nh6 | 4 (3%) | |
| 7… Nf6 | 3 (2%) | |
| 7… Bb6 | 2 (1%) | |
| 7… Nxd4 | 2 (1%) | |
| 7… Be6 | 2 (1%) |
Master games
373 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 37%, draw 23%, Black 40%). The strongest:
- Stoofvlees II d9 (3541) – Reckless 0.10.0-dev-9057bc13 (3749) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 29 Gambit Bonus 2026 · 2026-05-30
- Reckless 0.10.0-dev-9057bc13 (3749) – Stoofvlees II d9 (3541) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 29 Gambit Bonus 2026 · 2026-05-30
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2775) – GM Viswanathan Anand (2793) 1/2-1/2 · 6th London Classic 2014 · 2014-12-12
- GM Erigaisi Arjun (2775) – GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2751) 0-1 · 88th Tata Steel Masters · 2026-02-01
- GM Li Chao2 (2751) – GM Liren Ding (2766) 0-1 · IMSA Blitz 2016 · 2016-03-01
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Comes from
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Bronstein Defense 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6
Continuations
- Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Levenfish Variation C52 · 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. O-O Bb6 10. Ba3 Na5 11. Nxe5
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Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.