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Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense
Overview
Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C25), arising from a recognised theoretical position.
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, after 4 plies of opening development.
The line refines Vienna Game, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
The line splits into 5 documented sub-systems: Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense, Vienna Game: Fyfe Gambit, Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation, and others.
In total, the branch covers 26 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- C25
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 4
- Parent
- Vienna Game
- Direct variations
- 5
- Total in subtree
- 26
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Statistics from Lichess
12,954,205 games · White 51.0% / Draw 4.5% / Black 44.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bc4 | 4,728,227 | |
| Nf3 | 4,026,264 | |
| f4 | 1,850,910 | |
| d3 | 713,709 | |
| g3 | 619,982 | |
| Bb5 | 444,661 | |
| a3 | 161,898 | |
| b3 | 116,708 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:01:33
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Variations (5)
Show all 26 sub-variations (full subtree)
- C25 Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense 5-ply
- C25 Vienna Game: Fyfe Gambit 5-ply
- C25 Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation 5-ply
- C25 Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Meitner-Mieses Gambit 9-ply
- C28 Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation 6-ply
- C28 Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Hromádka Variation 9-ply
- C25 Knight Variation 7-ply
- C25 Quelle Gambit 8-ply
- C25 Steinitz Gambit 7-ply
- C25 Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation 10-ply
- C25 Mariotti Gambit 10-ply
- C25 Vienna Game: Philidor Countergambit 6-ply
- C28 Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Bronstein Gambit 9-ply
- C25 Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Cunningham Defense 8-ply
- C25 Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit 11-ply
- C25 Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Pierce Gambit 9-ply
- C25 Main Line 9-ply
- C25 Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit 11-ply
- C25 Alapin Variation 12-ply
- C25 Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit 12-ply
- C25 Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Fraser-Minckwitz Defense 10-ply
- C25 Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Paulsen Defense 10-ply
- C25 Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Sörensen Defense 10-ply
- C25 Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Zukertort Defense 10-ply
- C25 Vienna Game: Pierce Gambit, Rushmere Attack 17-ply
- C25 Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio, Dubois Variation 16-ply