Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Thorold Variation

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Nc3 g5 5.h4 g4 6.Ng5 h6 7.Nxf7 Kxf7 8.d4

ECO C25

The Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Thorold Variation is a chess opening line in the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Nc3 g5 5.h4 g4 6.Ng5 h6 7.Nxf7 Kxf7 8.d4.

It is catalogued under code C25 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move d4 is chosen by White on move 8.

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