C25 · Gambit · a plan for White

Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Main Line

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1.e4e52.Nc3Nc63.f4exf44.d4Qh4+5.Ke2
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Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Main Line15k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
7.9%1.2k47%
7.2%1.1k51%
2.7%41246%
1.1%16350%
0.9%13423%
0.7%10647%
Famous games in this line72 master games
Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian (2655)Amin, B. (2626)2025½–½Bernadskiy, V. (2592)Socko, B. (2591)20231–0de Vassal, Thibault (2512)Sumets, Andrey (2528)2007½–½Martin, A. (2420)Adams, Michael (2610)19921–0Moussard, J. (2475)Guliyev, N. (2552)20150–1Barle, Janez (2330)Portisch, Lajos (2635)19750–1Al Modiahki, Mohamad (2405)Kuzmin, Alexey (2555)19931–0Gufeld, Eduard (2515)Anikaev, Yuri N (2425)19810–1
Heroes of this opening Bernadskiy, V. · Martin, A. · Guliyev, N. · Portisch, Lajos
Category
Gambit
First move
1.e4
ECO
C25
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 Qh4+ 5. Ke2
GambitSharp
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