Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack, Long Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 Qd5 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. Nce4
11… O-O-O−0.17
The position is roughly equal. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack, Long Variation (C56), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 Qd5 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. Nce4, Stockfish 18 recommends 11… O-O-O for Black. The position is roughly equal (−0.17).
Top engine moves
- −0.1711… O-O-O 12. g4 Qe5 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. fxg7 Rhg8 15. Bh6 d3 16. Nxc5
- +0.5311… Bb4 12. c3 gxf6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. cxb4 O-O-O 15. Qa4 a6 16. Bd2
- +0.7911… gxf6 12. g4 Qg6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Nxc5 O-O-O 15. Qf3 e5 16. g5
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack, Long Variation?
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 Qd5 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. Nce4, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 11… O-O-O for Black, continuing 12. g4 Qe5 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. fxg7 Rhg8 15. Bh6 d3 16. Nxc5. The position is roughly equal (−0.17). The next best moves are 11… Bb4 (+0.53) and 11… gxf6 (+0.79).
Is the Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack, Long Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −0.17: the position is roughly equal. 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, Long Variation?
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+).