Caissa Codex
C56

Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack Accepted

Chess diagram: Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack Accepted after 9. fxg7

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Statistics from Lichess

46,581 games: White 55.8% / Draw 3.0% / Black 41.2%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 13, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.35 White is slightly better

Best play: 9... Rg8 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Nxd4 Rd8 13. c3 Rxg7 14. Nxe6

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack Accepted (ECO C56, Open Games) is a gambit in the Italian Game: Deutz Gambit, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. fxg7 (9 moves).

In 46,581 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 55.8%, Black 41.2% and 3.0% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 9…Rg8, in 100% of those games.

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Caissa Codex. “Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack Accepted (C56)”. Lichess data as of 13 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/italian-game-scotch-gambit-max-lange-attack-accepted

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