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The gambit is named after the Welsh sea captain William Davies Evans, the first player known to have played it.The first game with the opening is considered to be Evans–McDonnell, London 1827, although in that game a slightly different move order was tried (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.0-0 d6 and only now 5.b4).
The gambits are organized into sections by the parent chess opening, giving the gambit name, ... Evans Gambit – C57 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 [122]
Leko Gambit of the Anti-Grünfeld – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 e5 – named after Peter Leko [84] Leonhardt Variation of the Evans Gambit – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 b5 – named after Paul Saladin Leonhardt [85] Levitsky Attack – 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 – named after Stepan Levitsky
Around 1825–1826, on shore leave in London, Evans played Alexander McDonnell, beating the latter with what is now regarded in chess circles as the first Evans Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4). [2] According to GM Andrew Soltis, Evans was "the first player to be widely honored for an opening we know he played". [3]
4.b4, the Evans Gambit, in which White offers a pawn in return for rapid development; 4.d3, the Giuoco Pianissimo; 4.0-0, often with the intention of meeting 4...Nf6 with 5.d4, the Max Lange Attack, in which White opens up the centre, or 5.d3, the Giuoco Pianissimo; Other continuations are: 4.Nc3 Nf6, the Four Knights Variation
The Evans gambit was discussed at length by President Bartlett in a 3rd season episode of the West Wing! Does anyone remember the details? ... but in the Lichess ...
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As a result, virtually all games began with the Open Game, and it was considered unsportsmanlike to decline gambits that invited tactical play such as the King's Gambit and the Evans Gambit. [89] This chess philosophy is known as Romantic chess , and a sharp, tactical style consistent with the principles of chess romanticism was predominant ...