Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack Accepted
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
9… Rg8+0.36
White is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack Accepted (C56), reached after 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, Stockfish 18 recommends 9… Rg8 for Black. White is slightly better (+0.36).
Top engine moves
- +0.369… Rg8 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxe7 Kxe7 12. b3 c3 13. Na3 Rxg7 14. Nb5
- +4.249… Kd7 10. gxh8=Q Qxh8 11. Nbd2 Rg8 12. Ne4 Bb4 13. c3 Ba5 14. Nxd4
- +4.629… Qf6 10. gxh8=B Qxh8 11. Bg5 c3 12. bxc3 dxc3 13. Qd3 Bb4 14. Re3
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack Accepted?
After 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, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 9… Rg8 for Black, continuing 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxe7 Kxe7 12. b3 c3 13. Na3 Rxg7 14. Nb5. White is slightly better (+0.36). The next best moves are 9… Kd7 (+4.24) and 9… Qf6 (+4.62).
Is the Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack Accepted a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.36: white is slightly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack Accepted?
C56. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; C is the volume for open games and the French Defense.
Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).