Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Berger Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 Qd5 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. g4 Qg6 12. Nce4 Bb6 13. f4 O-O-O
14. f5+0.26
The position is roughly equal. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Berger Variation (C56), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 Qd5 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. g4 Qg6 12. Nce4 Bb6 13. f4 O-O-O, Stockfish 18 recommends 14. f5 for White. The position is roughly equal (+0.26).
Top engine moves
- +0.2614. f5 Bxf5 15. gxf5 Qxf5 16. fxg7 Rhg8 17. Kh1 Qg6 18. Qf3 Rxg7
- −2.1314. fxg7 Qxg7 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Kh1 Ba5 17. Rf1 Kb8 18. Qf3 Rhf8
- −2.6914. Kf1 Bd5 15. f5 Qh6 16. Qf3 Qxf6 17. Nxf6 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 gxf6
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Berger Variation?
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 Qd5 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. g4 Qg6 12. Nce4 Bb6 13. f4 O-O-O, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 14. f5 for White, continuing Bxf5 15. gxf5 Qxf5 16. fxg7 Rhg8 17. Kh1 Qg6 18. Qf3 Rxg7. The position is roughly equal (+0.26). The next best moves are 14. fxg7 (−2.13) and 14. Kf1 (−2.69).
Is the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Berger Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.26: 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: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Berger 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+).