ECO family guide

Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense — all variations and ECO codes

15 named lines across 1 ECO code (C25). Source: the CC0-licensed lichess.org opening database.

The main line

Position after 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 (C25). Open this line on Lichess → · Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense on Lichess

How the main line scores at your rating

Real Lichess win rates for 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4, playing as white — the family's other variations are not separately tracked for win rate yet, main line only.

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Win/draw/loss rate by rating band
Rating band	Games	White / draw / Black	Score for white
1400-1600	587,932	53.4% / 3.2% / 43.4%	55.0%
1600-1800	680,328	53.8% / 3.4% / 42.8%	55.5%
1800-2000	674,174	53.3% / 3.8% / 42.8%	55.2%
2000+	588,740	52.2% / 4.6% / 43.2%	54.5%

All 15 named variations

Every named line in the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense family, from the CC0-licensed ECO classification — not separately tracked for win rate, but every ECO code and move sequence is real, sourced data.

C25Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense (main line) — 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4
C25Cunningham Defense — 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 Be7
C25Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit — 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.h4 g4 6.Ng5
- C25Alapin Variation — 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.h4 g4 6.Ng5 d6
- C25Thorold Variation — 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Nc3 g5 5.h4 g4 6.Ng5 h6 7.Nxf7 Kxf7 8.d4
C25Hamppe-Muzio Gambit — 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.Bc4 g4 6.O-O gxf3
C25Knight Variation — 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3
C25Pierce Gambit — 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.d4
C25Quelle Gambit — 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 Bc5 4.fxe5 d6
C25Steinitz Gambit — 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.d4
- C25Fraser-Minckwitz Defense — 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.d4 Qh4+ 5.Ke2 b6
- C25Main Line — 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.d4 Qh4+ 5.Ke2
- C25Paulsen Defense — 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.d4 Qh4+ 5.Ke2 d6
- C25Sörensen Defense — 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.d4 Qh4+ 5.Ke2 g5
- C25Zukertort Defense — 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.d4 Qh4+ 5.Ke2 d5