Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › Vienna Game › Max Lange Defense › Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense › Steinitz Gambit
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- Vienna Game C25
- Max Lange Defense C25
- Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense C25
- Steinitz Gambit C25 you are here
Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit
Overview
Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit 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.
The line arises from 7 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
It continues primarily into one named line, Main Line.
Together the deeper variations number 5 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- C25
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 7
- Direct variations
- 1
- Total in subtree
- 5
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Variations (1)
Show all 5 sub-variations (full subtree)
- C25 Main Line 9-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