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Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Mortimer-Evans Gambit

ECO C5126 half-movesWhite to move

Moves

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 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qb3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Kf8 13. Qc2 Kxf7

The Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Mortimer-Evans Gambit (C51) reaches this position after 26 half-moves, with White to move. Want to know why each move is played, the plans for both sides, and the traps to avoid? Step through it on an interactive board while the Chess Guru explains every idea in plain English.

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