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| Moves | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.0-0 Bc5 6.e5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ECO | C55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Origin | Mid-19th century | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Named after | Max Lange | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Two Knights Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Max Lange Attack is a chess opening that can arise from several different opening lines, including the Two Knights Defense, Petroff's Defense, Scotch Gambit, Bishop's Opening, Center Game, and Giuoco Piano.[1] Two of the most commonly seen move orders are 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 (the Two Knights Defense) 4.d4 exd4 5.0-0 Bc5 6.e5, and 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 (the Scotch Gambit) Bc5 5.0-0 Nf6 6.e5.
The opening is named for the German master Max Lange, who suggested it in 1854.[2]
- ^ David Hooper and Kenneth Whyld, The Oxford Companion to Chess, Oxford University Press, 1992 (second edition), p. 253. ISBN 0-19-866164-9.
- ^ Hooper & Whyld, p. 253.