Max Lange Gambit
Chess Theory Table

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5
4. 0-0 Nf6(a) 5. d4!?

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Max Lange
  5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Evaluation
1 ...
Nxd4?!
Nxe5
Qe7(b)
Bf7
Kf8
Nd3
Kf7
e5
d6
exf6
Qe2
fxg7
Rg8
Nc5
dc5
Qxe2
Nxe2
Kh1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
+/=
2 ...
ed4
e5
 
→    Max Lange Attack   of Two Knights Defense +/=
3 ...
Bxd4
Nd4
Nd4
f4
Nc6?(c)
Bxf7
Kxf7
fxe5
Nxe5
Qd5
Kf8
Qxe5
d6
Qg3
Qe7
Nc3
Be6
Bg5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
+ –
4 ...
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d6
fxe5
dxe5
Bg5
Bd7
Nc3
c6
Bxf6
gxf6
Qh5
Qe7
Rf2
0-0-0
Qxf7
Qxf7
Bxf7
 
 
 
 
 
+ –
5 ...
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Qe7
Na3
Be6
c3
Nc6
Kh1
Rd8
Qe2
h6
Bxf6
gxh6
Rf2
 
 
 
 
 
+/=
6 ...
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Bc4
Bxf6
gxf6
Nc4
Qc5
cxd4
Qxc4
Rc1
Qxd4
Qxd4
exd4
Rxc7
 
±
7 ...
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Ne6
Qa4!
c6
Kh1
Nc5
Qc2
 
 
 
+/=
8 ...
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Bd7
Qe1
Ne6
Bh4
0-0
Kh1
Rab8
Bb3
Rbe8
Nc4
 
 
 
 
 
+/=
9 ...
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0-0
Qe1
Ne6
Bxe6
fxe6
Qc3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
+/=
10 ...
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Rg8
Kh1
Bd7
Qe1
Ne6
Bxf6
gxf6
Rd1
Nf4
g3
Ne6
Nb5
Rg6
Qe3
 

(a) 4...d6 is a solid alternative, but white gets an edge with 5.c3 Nf6 ( 5...Bg4?! 6.b4 ) 6.d3 a6 7.Bb3 Ba7 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.h3 h6 10.Re1+/=
(b) Also bad are 6...Ne6 7.Bxe6 fxe6 8.Nd3 Be7 9.e5 Nd5 10 Qf3+ – and 6...O-O 7.Be3.
(c)7...Ne6 8.fxe5 Ng8 9.Rxf7 Kxf7 10.Bxe6+ Kxe6 11.Qd5+ Ke7 12.Bg5+- Max Lange - Heineman 1883; 1-0 in 21.

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