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Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack

ECO C56 · 1,688 games · White to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5
60% White3% Draw37% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
e51,39382.5%Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack C56
c31659.8%Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Walbrodt-Baird Gambit C56
Bg5110.7%
Re1100.6%

A further 109 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4King's Pawn Game 1... e5King's Knight Opening 2. Nf3King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation 2... Nc6Scotch Game 3. d4Scotch Game 3... exd4Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit 4. Bc4Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense 4... exd4Italian Game: Scotch Gambit 5. O-OItalian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack 5... Bc5

Other lines in this family

Two Knights Defense, Max Lange AttackC56… 6. e51,306Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack, Spielmann DefenseC56… 6. e5 Ng4387Scotch Gambit, Janowski DefenseC56… 5... d6647Scotch Gambit, de Riviere DefenseC56… 5... Be7536Italian GameC50… 3. Bc4142,186Giuoco PianoC50… 3. Bc4 Bc553,185Two Knights DefenseC55… 3. Bc4 Nf650,878Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's OpeningC55… 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d320,475Classical VariationC53… 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c318,241Giuoco Pianissimo, NormalC50… 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc514,780

All 105 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.