Caissa Codex
C25

Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation

Chess diagram: Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation after 6…d6

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Statistics from Lichess

3,984 games: White 54.3% / Draw 3.8% / Black 41.9%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 23, 2026

Engine evaluation

−0.84 Black is better

Best play: 7. d4 h6 8. Nxf7 Kxf7 9. Bxf4 Kg7 10. Qd2 Rh7 11. O-O-O Kh8

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

Overview

Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation (ECO C25, Open Games) is a gambit in the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. h4 g4 6. Ng5 d6 (6 moves).

In 3,984 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 54.3%, Black 41.9% and 3.8% were drawn. White's most played move here is 7. Bc4, in 68% of those games.

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How to play against the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation

7. d4 scores best for White: 58.0%, with White winning 56.3% and Black 40.4% of 1,053 games. The most played answer, 7. Bc4, scores lowest: 56.0% in 2,703 games. Stockfish's first choice is also 7. d4.

Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: White's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings

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Caissa Codex. “Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation (C25)”. Lichess data as of 23 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/vienna-gambit-with-max-lange-defense-hamppe-allgaier-gambit-alapin-variation

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