Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...Bc5/4. b4/4...Bb6/5. b5

Evans Gambit Declined Evans Gambit Declined 5. b5 White pushes their b-pawn forward to attack the black knight on c6, aiming to win the black pawn on e5. This is not as accurate as 5. a4, as Black has /5...Na5/, saving the knight and counterattacking the white bishop on c4. Black may also try to be tricky with /5...Nd4/, encouraging 6. Nxe5??, although 6. Nxd4 would be better.