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
The Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO C25, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. h4 g4 6. Ng5 d6. It is a line of the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 13 times by this move order. White won 69%, 0% were drawn and Black won 31%. The most popular continuation is 7. Bc4 (92% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.58 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 7. d4 h6 8. Nxf7 Kxf7 9. Bxf4 Kg7)
- ECO
- C25
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. h4 g4 6. Ng5 d6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 7 | |
| 2000+ | 6 | |
| All | 13 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. Bc4 | 12 (92%) | |
| 7. d4 | 1 (8%) |
Master games
13 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 54%, draw 0%, Black 46%). The strongest:
- FM Dmitry Pushkarev (2368) – GM Alexander Grischuk (2689) 0-1 · Titled Tue 26th Nov Early · 2024-11-26
- IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher (2451) – GM Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen (2600) 1-0 · 3rd 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026 · 2026-01-08
- IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher (2451) – GM Martyn Kravtsiv (2598) 1-0 · 2nd 3-0 Thu 26th Mar 2026 · 2026-03-26
- IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher (2451) – GM Alan Pichot (2589) 1-0 · 3rd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026 · 2026-02-12
- IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher (2451) – GM Rudik Makarian (2551) 1-0 · 3rd 3-0 Thu 14th May 2026 · 2026-05-14
Highest-rated Lichess games
- AntoineCornat (2309) – Warmaster1 (2351) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- cpkuitert (2324) – uvek_isto (2249) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- T89red (2322) – LoralyneJoan (2199) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. h4 g4 6. Ng5
More Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense lines (all)
- Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense C25
- Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Cunningham Defense C25
- Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Thorold Variation C25
- Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit C25
- Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Knight Variation C25
- Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Pierce Gambit C25
- Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Quelle Gambit C25
- Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit C25
- Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Fraser-Minckwitz Defense C25
- Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Main Line C25
- Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Paulsen Defense C25
- Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Sörensen Defense C25
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.