Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Quelle Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 Bc5 4. fxe5 d6
The Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Quelle Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C25, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 Bc5 4. fxe5 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 23 times by this move order. White won 52%, 0% were drawn and Black won 48%. The most popular continuation is 5. exd6 (48% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.09 (Stockfish, depth 40; best line 5. exd6 Qxd6 6. d3 Nf6 7. Nf3 O-O)
- ECO
- C25
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 Bc5 4. fxe5 d6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 4 | |
| 1500-1999 | 13 | |
| 2000+ | 6 | |
| All | 23 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. exd6 | 11 (48%) | |
| 5. Nf3 | 6 (26%) | |
| 5. Bb5 | 3 (13%) | |
| 5. d4 | 2 (9%) | |
| 5. e6 | 1 (4%) |
Master games
4 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 0%, draw 50%, Black 50%). The strongest:
- GM Shanglei Lu (2551) – GM Yang Wen (2618) 1/2-1/2 · 4th Hainan Danzhou GM · 2013-05-28
- IM Georgios Souleidis (2418) – CM Huseyin Said Deveci (2212) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 13th May Early · 2025-05-13
- Anton Barash (2074) – FM Agustin Villarreal (2292) 0-1 · Titled Tue 7th Feb Late · 2023-02-07
- WFM Sophie Morris-Suzuki (2043) – FM Thalia Cervantes Landeiro (2311) 0-1 · ch-USA Junior Girls 2020 · 2020-10-09
Search all games of the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Quelle Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- SKT-2010 (2354) – Beth_Harmon1958 (2504) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- MarkIs (2335) – d2s04 (2374) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- fischerman_09 (2170) – feli100 (2178) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4
More Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense lines (all)
- Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Cunningham Defense C25
- Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit C25
- Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation 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: 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.