Evans gambit - Paulsen variation


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. d5 Na5 10. Bb2 Ne7

White plays the king's pawn to e4. Black advances the king's pawn to e5. White develops the knight to f3.

Black develops the knight to c6. White develops the light-squared bishop to c4. Black develops the dark-squared bishop to c5.

White advances the b-pawn to b4. Black captures with the dark-squared bishop on b4. White pushes the c-pawn to c3.

Black deploys the dark-squared bishop to c5. White moves the queen's pawn to d4. Black captures on d4 with the king's pawn.

White castles kingside. Black pushes the queen's pawn to d6. White captures on d4 with the c-pawn.

Black places the dark-squared bishop to b6. White moves the queen's pawn to d5. Black jumps the knight to a5.

White deploys the dark-squared bishop to b2. Black jumps the knight to e7.


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