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Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Knight Variation

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Overview

Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Knight 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.

Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3, after 7 plies of opening development.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.

4 named variations grow from this line, including Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Cunningham Defense, Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Pierce Gambit, and others.

In total, the branch covers 8 sub-variations across all depths.

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ECO code
C25
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
7
Parent
Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense
Direct variations
4
Total in subtree
8

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Variations (4)

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Sister lines that share the same parent Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense:

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