Evans Gambit Accepted 5... Be7 Variation

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Find out here how to correctly play the Evans Gambit Accepted 5... Be7 Variation. On this page you will learn the lines of the Be7 Variation of the Evans Gambit Accepted, proven to be correct by many games played by chess masters on this variation. The proven lines have been checked by a chess engine.

At the sunrise of the Evans Gambit, the 5... Be7 Variation was not employed at all. But the picture has changed, and the Evans Gambit Accepted 5... Be7 Variation is one of the most popular variations of the Evans Gambit today. In 2019, the chess masters play this variation in each 5th game of the Evans Gambit.

At the master level in 2019, the Black bishop retreat on e7 is the second most common answer in the Evans Gambit Accepted (after Ba5.) The Evans Be7 is more passive defense and one of the most equalizing variation for Black. The Evans Be7 Variation is ECO code C51. The variation starts with the following moves:

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 ... (*Evans Gambit)
4... Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 (*5... Be7 Variation, Accepted)


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Proven Lines: How to Correctly Play the 5... Be7 Variation of the Evans Gambit Accepted

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 ... (*Evans Gambit)



4... Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 (*5... Be7 Variation)



6.d4 Na5 7.Be2 d6 8.Qa4+ c6
(6.Qb3 Nh6 7.d4 0-0 8.Bxh6 gxh6 9.0-0 d6 (-B sl. better, -0.50))
(6.Qb3 Na5? 7.Bxf7+ Kf8 8.Qa4 b6 9.Nxe5 (+W sl. better, +0.76))
(7.Bd3 d6 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Nxe5 Nf6 (=equal, -0.28))
(7.Nxe5 Nxc4 8.Nxc4 d5 9.exd5 Qxd5(=equal, -0.27))



9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Nxe5 Nf6



Best lines to continue
By games: 11.0-0 0-0 12.Bf4 b5 13.Qc2 Be6 14.Nd2 Bd6 (=equal, +0.08)
By computer: 11.0-0 Qc7 12.Nf3 Bg4 13.g3 b5 14.Qc2 0-0 (=equal, +0.10)

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On this page of chess-openings-for-beginners.blogspot.com you have learned the 5... Be7 Variation of the Evans Gambit Accepted. This variation is quite popular at the chess master level in 2019 and may be a good choice for chess beginners to play it within the Evans Gambit games.

Evans Gambit Stone-Ware Variation

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Learn how to correctly play the Stone-Ware Variation of the Evans Gambit chess opening. On this page you will learn the proven lines of the Stone-Ware Variation of the Evans Gambit proved by many games played on this variation by chess masters. The proven lines have been checked by a chess engine.

The Stone-Ware Variation of the Evans Gambit chess opening was named after 2 chess players whose family names were Mr. Stone and Mr. Ware.

Today the Stone-Ware Variation is quite popular among the Evans Gambit games at the master level. In 2019, it is twice more frequent than the Normal Variation. It is a normal development, quick castling and equal position. The Stone-Ware Variation is ECO code C51. The variation starts with the following moves:

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 (*Evans Gambit)
4... Bxb4 5. c3 Bd6 (*Stone-Ware Variation)


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Proven Lines: How to Correctly Play the Stone-Ware Variation of the Evans Gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 (*Evans Gambit)



4...Bxb4 5.c3 Bd6 (*Stone-Ware Variation)



6.d4 Nf6 7.O-O O-O



8.Re1 h6 9.Nbd2 Re8



Best lines to continue
By game database: 10.Qb3 Qe7 (for f7) 11.Bd3 Na5 12.Qa4 b6 (=equal, -0.03)
By chess engine: 10.Bb3 exd4 11.cxd4 Bb4 12.e5 Nh7 (=equal, +0.37)

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Here, on chess-openings-for-beginners.blogspot.com you have learned the Stone-Ware Variation of the Evans Gambit chess opening. This variation is quite popular at the chess master level and may be a good choice for beginners to play the Stone-Ware Variation for better understanding chess openings.