C25 · Gambit · a plan for White
Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit
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1.e4e52.Nc3Nc63.f4exf44.d4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit81k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
23%18k44%
23%18k55%
18%15k44%
16%13k41%
6.2%5.0k40%
4.4%3.6k44%
4.4%3.5k47%
1.3%1.0k46%
0.9%68941%
0.6%44540%
Famous games in this line79 master games
Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian (2655) – Amin, B. (2626)Bernadskiy, V. (2592) – Socko, B. (2591)Theodorou, Nikolas (2554) – Moroni, Luca Jr (2530)de Vassal, Thibault (2512) – Sumets, Andrey (2528)Martin, A. (2420) – Adams, Michael (2610)Moussard, J. (2475) – Guliyev, N. (2552)Lemmers, O. (2337) – Naiditsch, A. (2648)Barle, Janez (2330) – Portisch, Lajos (2635)Heroes of this opening Bernadskiy, V. · Moroni, Luca Jr · Martin, A. · Guliyev, N.
- Family
- Vienna Gambit
- Category
- Gambit
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C25
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4
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