Hungarian Defense | Lesson 35

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This Lesson 35 will help you learn the Hungarian Defense chess opening, and this is the Main Page for the Hungarian Defense on this site. The lesson includes the data and description on the Hungarian Defense, 2 chess videos, and the PGN file. Find Video 1 is on this page, Video 2 on another (the link here), and download the PGN file at the bottom of this page. Welcome to the Hungarian Defense!

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I. Hungarian Defense: Data and Description

Chess Opening Name: Hungarian Defense
Type: Open Game (because it begins with 1.e4 e5)
Moves Order: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Be7
ECO Code: C50

The Hungarian Defense chess opening is an Open Game which is used to avoid some sharp variations of the Italian Game and Evans Gambit. The Hungarian Defense is a solid opening, but it is being played rarely. White is usually slightly better. There are many ways of its decent play.

Officially, the Hungarian Defense has 2 variations, as shown below:
• Main, C50: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Be7
• Tartakower variation, C50: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Be7 4.d4 exd4 5.c3 Nf6 6.e5 Ne4

By statistics, White plays any of the following 5 moves: [4.d4 ~ 40%], [4.0-0 ~ 25%], [4.Nc3 ~ 15%], [4.d3 ~ 10%], and [4.d3 ~ 10%]. The White move 4.d4 is the most common answer to the Hungarian Defense. It may transpose into the Two Knights Defense, Scotch Game, and into some others.

II. Hungarian Defense: 2 Videos to See

To see a general picture of the Hungarian Defense, its line popularity, the designated moves, you are recommended to replay Video 1: Hungarian Defense - General Information. To start the video and learn this opening in a visible way, just click the Play button below:

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Find Video 2 on another separate page, by clicking this link:
• Video 2: Hungarian Defense - How to Play

Note: Video 2 will show you 3 proven lines and Tartakower variation.
Note: You can locate Video 2 at the bottom of the page open.

III. Hungarian Defense: PGN File

Just below, find the link to download the PGN File "The Hungarian Defense Chess Opening." The file will help you learn more... You will see the general description, respond moves statistics, how to play, and 32 chess games played in 2009-2007 by FIDE players rated 2250 and above.

Within the file, you will see the players' ratings without their names. The openings positions were estimated by a computer program. To read the PGN File, you will need a PGN Viewer Program. See Lesson 16, which explains you how to download a decent freeware PGN Viewer Program.

To download the Hungarian Defense PGN File, click the following link:

• Download Hungarian Defense Chess Opening PGN File, 25 KB

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Evans Gambit Accepted, How to Play 5.c3 Be7

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Here you can learn how to correctly play the Evans Gambit Accepted, line 5.c3 Be7. To study the above line visually, see this chess video below. The Evans Gambit Accepted, its variation 5.c3 Be7 is a modern one, and it has the following moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Be7 (see in the picture).

I. Evans Gambit Accepted, 5.c3 Be7

Black accepts the Evans Gambit by taking the sacrificed White pawn on b4... White moves 5.c3 and attacks the Bishop... who retreats and occupies a good "command post" on e7... The variation was tested and successfully used by the two chess titans: by Bobby Fisher and by Garry Kasparov.

II. Evans Gambit Accepted, 5.c3 Be7: Video

This chess video will show you 2 proven lines how to correctly play the Evans Gambit Accepted, variation 5.c3 Be7. Line 1 is 6.d4 exd4; Line 2 is 6.d4 Na5. Line 2 is popular at the higher level of chess. See the video and get a feel of correctly playing the variation 5.c3 Be7. To start the video, just click the Play button below:

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To replay on the chess board and learn the Evans Gambit's variation 5... Be7, which was shown in the video, find the variation in writing below:

Evans Gambit, variation 5... Be7, Line 1:
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 [Evans Gambit] ...
4... Bxb4 5.c3 Be7 [Evans Gambit, variation 5... Be7] ...
6.d4 exd4 [Line 1: 6.d4 exd4] ...
7.cxd4 Nf6 8.d5 Na5 9.Bd3 0-0 10.0-0 c6 11.Nc3 Qc7 12.h3 h6 [The Position Is Equal.]

Evans Gambit, variation 5... Be7, Line 2, Subline A:
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 [Evans Gambit] ...
4... Bxb4 5.c3 Be7 [Evans Gambit, variation 5... Be7] ...
6.d4 Na5 [Line 2: 6.d4 Na5] ...
7.Nxe5 [SubLine A: 7.Nxe5] Nxc4 8.Nxc4 d5 9.exd5 Qxd5 10.Ne3 Qd8 [The Position Is Equal.]

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Evans Gambit, variation 5... Be7, Line 2, Subline B:
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 [Evans Gambit] ...
4... Bxb4 5.c3 Be7 [Evans Gambit, variation 5... Be7] ...
6.d4 Na5 [Line 2: 6.d4 Na5] ...
7.Be2 [SubLine B: Be2] exd4 8.Qxd4 Nf6 9.e5 Nc6 10.Qh4 Nd5 11.Qg3 g6 [The Position Is Equal.]

Evans Gambit Declined, How to Play Variation 5.a4

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Here you can learn how to correctly play the Evans Gambit Declined, variation 5.a4. To study the above variation of the Evans Gambit visually, see this chess video below. The variation 5.a4 of the Declined Evans Gambit has the following moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bb6 5.a4 (see in the picture).

I. Evans Gambit Declined, Variation 5.a4

You know that the Evans Gambit begins with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4. Now if Black plays 4... Bxb4, the Evans Gambit will be accepted - Any other move declined. The Evans Gambit Declined, variation 5.a4. runs via the line 4... Bb6, which is the second most common line after 4... Bxb4.

II. Evans Gambit Declined, Variation 5.a4: Video

The chess opening video will show you few proven lines for Black and White and give you a feel of correctly playing a variation of the Evans Gambit Declined. You can use this video for getting the initial knowledge on the Evans Gambit Declined, variation 5.a4. To see the video, just click the Play button below:

Evans Gambit | Lesson 34

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Lesson 34 will help you learn the Evans Gambit chess opening, and this is the Main Page for the Evans Gambit on this website. Find the data and description, important links how to play main variations of the Evans Gambit chess opening, 4 chess videos (Video 1 on this page; Videos 2-4 on others, the link here), and the PGN file at the bottom. Welcome to the Evans Gambit!

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Evans Gambit: Data and Description

Opening Name: Evans Gambit
Type: Open Game Opening [starts with 1.e4 e5]
Moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 [Evans Gambit]
Compare with: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 [Italian Game]
ECO Codes: C51-C52 (C52 is 4... Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5, other C51)

Evans Gambit chess opening

Evans Gambit General Description

The Evans Gambit is a separate chess opening, but many chess experts consider it as a line of the Italian Game because of the first 3 moves... It was invented in 1827 by a British sea captain. The inventor's name was William Davies Evans, and his name gave the name to the opening.

The Evans Gambit was very popular for a long time. Today, it is relatively popular at the chess master level and top level chess. The opening was played by Adolf Anderssen, Paul Morphy, Mikhail Chigorin, Emanuel Lasker, Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand, Peter Svidler...

White's 4.b4 is a smart tool to get the center control and attack initiative. Black can accept the Gambit by moving 4... Bxb4, or decline by some other moves. Usually, it is recommended to accept the Gambit. The Evans Gambit has 40 variations, but it is not so difficult to learn this chess opening...

To answer, Black uses the next moves: [4... Bxb4 ~ 80%], [4... Bb6 ~ 15%], [Other moves ~ 5%: 4... d5 (Counter-Gambit variation), 4.... b5, 4... Bd6, 4... Be7, 4... Bd4, and 4... Nxb4]. The 5-7 variations are the most common. The variation line [4... Bxb4 5.c3 Be7] is quite popular today.

• Ewans Gambit Answering Moves and How to Respond

• Main and Most Popular Variations of the Evans Gambit

Evans Gambit: Learn How to Play Main Variations and Proven Lines

The below links on the Evans Gambit will help you learn how to correctly play the proven lines and variations of the the Evans Gambit chess opening:

• How to Play the Normal Variation of Evans Gambit

• How to Play the Stone-Ware Variation of Evans Gambit

• How to Play the 7... Be7 Variation of Evans Gambit Accepted

Note: More playing links on the Evans Gambit will be added soon.

Evans Gambit: See 4 Videos

To see a general picture of the Evans Gambit, its line popularity, the designated moves for its 5 variations, you are recommended to replay the below Video 1: Evans Gambit General Information (the links to the next 3 videos are below). To start the video and learn this opening in a visible way, just click the Play button below:

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To see Video 2 on another page, click the following link:
• Video 2: Evans Gambit - Accepted, Play Normal Var. and Tartakower Attack

To see Video 3 on another page, click the following link:
• Video 3: Evans Gambit - Declined, How to Play Variation 5.a4

To see Video 4 on another page, click the following link:
• Video 4: Evans Gambit - Accepted, How to Play 5.c3 Be7

Evans Gambit: Download PGN Files

Important. The 2nd Evans Gambit games PGN file will be added here soon via a special link which will open on a separate page. The 2nd PGN files will include the Evans Gambit games played by the today's chess titans only (like Carlsen, Anand, Grischuk, Mamedyarov, Ding Liren, Aronian).

• Here You Can Download PGN File Evans Games by Chess Titans

Notes. The above PGN file includes 75 games played on the Evans Gambit by world chess champions, top rated players, and famous grandmasters (Magnus Carlsen, Bobby Fischer, Gary Kasparov, Liren Ding,...). The games are sorted by the playing lines, and the opening positions are calculated by a chess engine.

Just below, find the link to download the PGN File "Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov: The Evans Gambit Games." The file will help you learn more... You will see how the opening was played by the two chess titans. The file is 17 games: 14 games played by Bobby Fischer, 3 by Garry Kasparov.

The games were played in the years 1963-1964 by Bobby Fischer and in the years 1993, 1995 by Garry Kasparov... To read the PGN File, you will need a PGN Viewer Program. See Lesson 16, which explains you how to download a decent freeware PGN Viewer Program.

To download the Evans Gambit PGN File, click the following link:

• Download Fischer-Kasparov-Evans Gambit PGN File (9 KB)

Note 1. The above file is to be downloaded from Google Drive. First click the above link to open, then click the download icon to download.
Note 2. To read the above PGN File and see the chess games inside, you will need a PGN Viewer software. See Lesson 16, which explains how to download a decent freeware PGN Viewer.

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Evans Gambit Accepted, How to Play Normal Variation and Tartakower Attack

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On this page, you can study how to correctly play 2 variations of the Evans Gambit Accepted (and this chess video on the Evans Gambit will help you). The first variation is called the Normal variation; the move order is 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 6.d4 exd4 7.O-O d6 8.cxd4 Bb6.

The second displayed variation of the Evans Gambit is called the Tartakower Attack variation, the move order 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 d6 7.Qb3. The both variations belong to the 4... Bxb4 line which covers appr. 75 percent of all games played on the Evans Gambit...

Normal Variation and Tartakower Attack Video

This chess opening video will show you how to correctly play 2 variations of the Evans Gambit Accepted. Use this video to see the proven lines for Black and White within the Normal variation and the Tartakower Attack. To see a video on the Evans Gambit, just click the Play button below:

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