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Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Zukertort Defense

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1.e4e52.Nc3Nc63.f4exf44.d4Qh4+5.Ke2d5

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Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Zukertort Defense3.7k games · White to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

1.7k43%

92260%

84743%

13241%

2350%

130%

333%

20%

10%

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Famous games in this line9 master games

Hafiz, Arif Abdul (2343) – Ganguly, S. (2572)20250–1 Pruess, David (2389) – Moreno, Alejandro (2391)20090–1 Grafl, Florian (2413) – Wege, Jochen (2284)2007½–½ Shirazi, K. (2234) – Barbot, Pi1 (2454)20250–1 Schlamp, Robert (2255) – Juergens, Peter (2285)19961–0 Buenermann, Volker (2295) – Racherbaeumer, Marcel (2230)19941–0 Blankert, Philippe (2180) – Groot, Peter J. A. (2328)2023½–½ Mironov, Anton (2238) – Nagley, Tim (2231)20020–1

Heroes of this opening Ganguly, S. · Moreno, Alejandro · Barbot, Pi1 · Schlamp, Robert

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 d5

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