Opening family
Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense Lines and Variations
The Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense family contains 15 named lines in this opening book, spanning ECO C25. Use this page as the map, then open individual lines for exact move orders and diagrams.
How to study this family
White
The gambit side must turn time and activity into concrete threats; if the initiative fades, the pawn deficit matters.
Black
The defending side should return material if needed to finish development and neutralize the initiative.
Start with the shortest line, then branch to the variations that change the pawn structure or tactical target. Memorizing every branch before understanding the family plan is usually wasted work.
Main named lines
- C25 · Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense
- C25 · Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Knight Variation
- C25 · Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit
- C25 · Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Cunningham Defense
- C25 · Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Quelle Gambit
- C25 · Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Pierce Gambit
- C25 · Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Main Line
- C25 · Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Fraser-Minckwitz Defense
- C25 · Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Paulsen Defense
- C25 · Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Sörensen Defense
- C25 · Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Zukertort Defense
- C25 · Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit
- C25 · Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation
- C25 · Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit
- C25 · Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Thorold Variation
Deep theory branches
- 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nc3 g5 5. h4 g4 6. Ng5 h6 7. Nxf7 Kxf7 8. d4 — Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Thorold Variation
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. h4 g4 6. Ng5 d6 — Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O gxf3 — Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. h4 g4 6. Ng5 — Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 Qh4+ 5. Ke2 b6 — Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Fraser-Minckwitz Defense
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 Qh4+ 5. Ke2 d6 — Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Paulsen Defense
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 Qh4+ 5. Ke2 g5 — Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Sörensen Defense
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 Qh4+ 5. Ke2 d5 — Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Zukertort Defense
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. d4 — Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Pierce Gambit
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 Qh4+ 5. Ke2 — Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Main Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 Be7 — Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Cunningham Defense
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 Bc5 4. fxe5 d6 — Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Quelle Gambit
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 — Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Knight Variation
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 — Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 — Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense