ECO C25 · Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense

Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. h4 g4 6. Ng5 d6

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White to move. The arrow shows Stockfish’s best move.
Best move

7. d4−0.90

Black is clearly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation (C25), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. h4 g4 6. Ng5 d6, Stockfish 18 recommends 7. d4 for White. Black is clearly better (−0.90).

Top engine moves

  1. −0.907. d4 h6 8. Nxf7 Kxf7 9. Bxf4 Rh7 10. Qd2 Kg7 11. O-O-O Kh8
  2. −1.087. Bc4 Ne5 8. Qe2 h6 9. Nxf7 Nxf7 10. d4 Ne7 11. Bxf4 Bg7
  3. −1.487. Bb5 h6 8. Nxf7 Kxf7 9. d4 f3 10. gxf3 Be7 11. Bc4+ Ke8

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation?
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. h4 g4 6. Ng5 d6, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 7. d4 for White, continuing h6 8. Nxf7 Kxf7 9. Bxf4 Rh7 10. Qd2 Kg7 11. O-O-O Kh8. Black is clearly better (−0.90). The next best moves are 7. Bc4 (−1.08) and 7. Bb5 (−1.48).
Is the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −0.90: black is clearly 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 Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation?
C25. 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+).