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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- Vienna Game C25
- Max Lange Defense C25
- Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense C25
- Steinitz Gambit C25
- Main Line C25
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Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Zukertort Defense
Overview
Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Zukertort Defense is a gambit, classified under ECO code C25 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 Qh4+ 5. Ke2 d5, after 10 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Main Line, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C25
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 10
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Statistics from Lichess
4,611 games · White 44.7% / Draw 2.9% / Black 52.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 2,009 | |
| exd5 | 1,232 | |
| Nxd5 | 1,181 | |
| e5 | 145 | |
| h3 | 23 | |
| Bxf4 | 14 | |
| g3 | 3 | |
| Qd3 | 2 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:16:08
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