ECO C25 · Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense

Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Quelle Gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 Bc5 4. fxe5 d6

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

5. exd6−0.08

The position is roughly equal. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Quelle Gambit (C25), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 Bc5 4. fxe5 d6, Stockfish 18 recommends 5. exd6 for White. The position is roughly equal (−0.08).

Top engine moves

  1. −0.085. exd6 Nf6 6. Bb5 Qxd6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bxc6 Qxc6 9. d3 Re8
  2. −0.365. Bb5 Bxg1 6. d4 dxe5 7. Rxg1 exd4 8. Nd5 Qh4+ 9. g3 Qxe4+
  3. −0.405. Nf3 dxe5 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. d3 O-O 8. Nd5 Nxd5 9. Bxd5 Nb4

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Quelle Gambit?
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 Bc5 4. fxe5 d6, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 5. exd6 for White, continuing Nf6 6. Bb5 Qxd6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bxc6 Qxc6 9. d3 Re8. The position is roughly equal (−0.08). The next best moves are 5. Bb5 (−0.36) and 5. Nf3 (−0.40).
Is the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Quelle Gambit a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −0.08: 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 Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Quelle Gambit?
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+).