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Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Fraser-Minckwitz Defense

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1.e4e52.Nc3Nc63.f4exf44.d4Qh4+5.Ke2b6
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Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Fraser-Minckwitz Defense795 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
61%48435%
16%12445%
10%8151%
6.3%5060%
2.6%2157%
2.1%1724%
0.9%743%
0.5%40%
0.4%333%
0.1%10%
Famous games in this line28 master games
de Vassal, Thibault (2512) – Sumets, Andrey (2528)2007½–½Martin, A. (2420) – Adams, Michael (2610)19921–0Fernandez, Dan SIN (2519) – Han, Yichen (2417)20241–0Meister, Jakob (2430) – Kruppa, Yuri (2485)19911–0Meister, Jakob (2430) – Aleksandrov, Aleksej (2450)19910–1Polasek, J. (2331) – Jurcik, Mari (2478)20181–0Hon, Andrew (2215) – Barua, Dibyendu (2550)19920–1Bayramov, Elvin (2256) – Beradze, I. (2472)20170–1
Heroes of this opening Martin, A. · Fernandez, Dan SIN · Meister, Jakob · Aleksandrov, Aleksej
Family
Vienna Gambit
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C25
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 Qh4+ 5. Ke2 b6
GambitSharp
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