Tree path 8 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Italian Game › Two Knights Defense › Open Variation › Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense › Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack
- Caissa Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Italian Game C50
- Two Knights Defense C55
- Open Variation C56
- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense C44
- Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack C56 you are here
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack 6. Bb5 Ne4
Overview
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack (ECO C56) is a gambit in Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 — 6 moves.
In 921,879 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 45.7%, Black 48.8% and 5.6% were drawn. White's most played move here is 7. Nxd4, in 88% of those games.
It continues into one named variation, Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Keidansky Variation.
- ECO code
- C56
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Length
- 6 moves
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
921,879 games · White 45.7% / Draw 5.6% / Black 48.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nxd4 | 808,307 | |
| O-O | 69,561 | |
| Bxc6+ | 20,405 | |
| Qxd4 | 19,077 | |
| Nbd2 | 1,366 | |
| c3 | 1,211 | |
| Qe2 | 916 | |
| h3 | 330 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:40:46
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