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Italian Game

Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack Accepted

C56tacticalaggressive

  1. 1.e4e5
  2. 2.Nf3Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4Bc5
  4. 4.O-ONf6
  5. 5.d4exd4
  6. 6.e5d5
  7. 7.exf6dxc4
  8. 8.Re1+Be6
  9. 9.fxg7
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A sharp Max Lange Attack branch in which White captures on g7 at move nine, leaving both sides with damaged pawn structures and level material.

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About the Max Lange Attack Accepted

This branch of the Max Lange Attack has White answer 8...Be6 with 9. fxg7, collecting a kingside pawn instead of playing the main line 9. Ng5. Material is level. Black's kingside is broken into isolated f- and h-pawns, and Black's c-pawns are doubled, though the advanced pawns on c4 and d4 cramp White. White's g-pawns are also doubled. Black almost always replies 9...Rg8, attacking the g7-pawn along the half-open file. Engines consider the position roughly balanced, while White scores well in practice.

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