Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Fraser-Minckwitz Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 Qh4+ 5. Ke2 b6
The Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Fraser-Minckwitz Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO C25, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 Qh4+ 5. Ke2 b6. 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 3 times by this move order. White won 67%, 0% were drawn and Black won 33%. The most popular continuation is 6. Qd3 (67% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.47 (Stockfish, depth 45; best line 6. Qd2 g5 7. Kd1 Bb7 8. g3 Qh5+)
- ECO
- C25
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
r1b1kbnr/p1pp1ppp/1pn5/8/3PPp1q/2N5/PPP1K1PP/R1BQ1BNR w kq - 0 6- PGN
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 Qh4+ 5. Ke2 b6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 3 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. Qd3 | 2 (67%) | |
| 6. Nf3 | 1 (33%) |
Master games
13 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 38%, draw 0%, Black 62%). The strongest:
- Reckless 0.10.0-dev-b5462f11 (3763) – Stockfish dev-20260318-d173a06 (3807) 0-1 · TCEC 29 Superfinal 2026 · 2026-04-03
- Stockfish dev-20260318-d173a06 (3807) – Reckless 0.10.0-dev-b5462f11 (3763) 0-1 · TCEC 29 Superfinal 2026 · 2026-04-03
- LCZero 0.31-dag-e429eeb-BT3-2790000 (3642) – Stockfish dev-20231010-00263636 (3673) 0-1 · TCEC 25 Superfinal 2023 · 2023-10-12
- Stockfish dev-20231010-00263636 (3673) – LCZero 0.31-dag-e429eeb-BT3-2790000 (3642) 0-1 · TCEC 25 Superfinal 2023 · 2023-10-12
- GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2767) – IM Ben Li (2361) 1-0 · Titled Tue 8th Feb Late · 2022-02-08
Highest-rated Lichess games
- AttackingSquirrel (2480) – Tishka1982 (2367) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 600 + 0s
- AttackingSquirrel (2356) – slightlybetter1 (2344) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- Wolfganglindel (1723) – Walau_A (1618) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 1800 + 0s
Comes from
Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Main Line 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 Qh4+ 5. Ke2
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 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: Quelle Gambit C25
- Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit 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.