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Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation
Overview
Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO C25 in the Open Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 12 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. h4 g4 6. Ng5 d6 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- C25
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 12
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