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Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack Accepted

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Overview

Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack Accepted is a gambit, classified under ECO code C56 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.

It is reached after 17 plies of play, with the move sequence 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.

It is a variation of Italian Game: Deutz Gambit, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
C56
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
17
Parent
Italian Game: Deutz Gambit

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