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)Bernadskiy, V. (2592) – Socko, B. (2591)de Vassal, Thibault (2512) – Sumets, Andrey (2528)Martin, A. (2420) – Adams, Michael (2610)Moussard, J. (2475) – Guliyev, N. (2552)Barle, Janez (2330) – Portisch, Lajos (2635)Al Modiahki, Mohamad (2405) – Kuzmin, Alexey (2555)Gufeld, Eduard (2515) – Anikaev, Yuri N (2425)Heroes of this opening Bernadskiy, V. · Martin, A. · Guliyev, N. · Portisch, Lajos
- 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
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