Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Fraser-Mortimer Attack
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
13… Kxf7−0.49
Black is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Fraser-Mortimer Attack (C51), reached after 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, Stockfish 18 recommends 13… Kxf7 for Black. Black is slightly better (−0.49).
Top engine moves
- −0.4913… Kxf7 14. Bg5 Ne7 15. e5 h6 16. e6+ Bxe6 17. Rae1 Qd7
- +1.7413… Nf6 14. Bb3 Bg4 15. e5 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Bxd4 17. exf6 Qxf6 18. Bb2
- +2.1513… Bg4 14. Ng5 Bxd4 15. Rb1 h6 16. Ne6+ Bxe6 17. Bxe6 Qe8 18. Ne2
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Fraser-Mortimer Attack?
After 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, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 13… Kxf7 for Black, continuing 14. Bg5 Ne7 15. e5 h6 16. e6+ Bxe6 17. Rae1 Qd7. Black is slightly better (−0.49). The next best moves are 13… Nf6 (+1.74) and 13… Bg4 (+2.15).
Is the Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Fraser-Mortimer Attack a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −0.49: black is slightly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Fraser-Mortimer Attack?
C51. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; C is the volume for open games and the French Defense.
Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).