The Evans Gambit for Beginners based on games of players rated up to 1800
- white sacrifices a pawn for a lead in development and more space
- white is first to start attacking
Typical ideas:
- ♕b3 with attack on f7
- ♗a3 with control of the a3-f8 diagonal
- pawn breaks with d4-d5 or e4-e5
Tactical motives:
- ♗xf7 followed by ♕d5 double attack
- after d5 or e5 -a double attack with Qa4+ or Qb5+
- chasing and trapping the black queen
