Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack, Spielmann Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 Ng4
7. Bf4+0.51
White is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack, Spielmann Defense (C56), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 Ng4, Stockfish 18 recommends 7. Bf4 for White. White is slightly better (+0.51).
Top engine moves
- +0.517. Bf4 d6 8. exd6 Bxd6 9. Re1+ Kf8 10. Qd2 Bf5 11. c3 d3
- +0.247. c3 d5 8. exd6 O-O 9. h3 Nf6 10. cxd4 Bxd6 11. Nc3 h6
- +0.147. Bg5 Be7 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Bd5 Qc5 10. Bxc6 dxc6 11. Qxd4 Qxd4
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack, Spielmann Defense?
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 Ng4, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 7. Bf4 for White, continuing d6 8. exd6 Bxd6 9. Re1+ Kf8 10. Qd2 Bf5 11. c3 d3. White is slightly better (+0.51). The next best moves are 7. c3 (+0.24) and 7. Bg5 (+0.14).
Is the Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack, Spielmann Defense a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.51: 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, Spielmann Defense?
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+).