Italian Game: Hungarian Defense, Tartakower Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d4 exd4 5. c3 Nf6 6. e5 Ne4
7. Bd5+0.91
White is clearly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Italian Game: Hungarian Defense, Tartakower Variation (C50), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d4 exd4 5. c3 Nf6 6. e5 Ne4, Stockfish 18 recommends 7. Bd5 for White. White is clearly better (+0.91).
Top engine moves
- +0.917. Bd5 f5 8. O-O d6 9. cxd4 dxe5 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Nxe5 Qd6
- −0.017. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Nxd2 9. Nbxd2 d6 10. a3 Ba5 11. O-O O-O
- −0.087. O-O d5 8. Bb3 dxc3 9. Nxc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be6 11. Rb1 O-O
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Italian Game: Hungarian Defense, Tartakower Variation?
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d4 exd4 5. c3 Nf6 6. e5 Ne4, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 7. Bd5 for White, continuing f5 8. O-O d6 9. cxd4 dxe5 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Nxe5 Qd6. White is clearly better (+0.91). The next best moves are 7. cxd4 (−0.01) and 7. O-O (−0.08).
Is the Italian Game: Hungarian Defense, Tartakower Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.91: white is clearly 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: Hungarian Defense, Tartakower Variation?
C50. 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+).