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Italian Game

Evans Gambit Declined, Hirschbach Variation

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  1. 1.e4e5
  2. 2.Nf3Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4Bc5
  4. 4.b4Bb6
  5. 5.b5Na5
  6. 6.Nxe5Qg5

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Evans Gambit Declined line in which Black meets 6. Nxe5 with 6...Qg5, a sharp counterattack on the e5-knight and the g2-pawn instead of guarding f7.

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About the Hirschbach Variation

Rather than defend f7 after 6. Nxe5, Black, a pawn down, strikes back with 6...Qg5, hitting both the e5-knight and the g2-pawn. The fork 7. Nxf7 runs into complications after 7...Qxg2, while 7. d4 rescues the knight but leaves g2 unprotected. The recommended reply is 7. Bxf7+, which takes on f7 with check first. The resulting play is short, forcing and tactical.

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