Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack

The Max Lange attack is a Gambit opening of chess that can emerge through diverter from various open-ended games. The variant was first described in 1854 by Max Lange in the German chess magazine and was until the early 20th century, very popular. The position is attributed to the Two Knights in Nachzuge and carries the ECO code C55. Black can avoid this by taking evasive on the anti- Long - variant ( C56 ).

Formation

After the trains 1 e2- e4 e7 - e5 2 Sg1 -f3 Sb8 - c6, the position may result from

  • 3 Lf1 - c4 Ng8 - f6, the Two Knights in Nachzuge. 4 d2 -d4 Nf3 - g5 4 The train leading to the Prussian game. 4 ... 5 e5xd4 0-0 Bf8 - c5 The main alternative 5 ... Sf6xe4 is the anti- Long variant. 6 e4 e5.
  • 3 Lf1 - c4 - c5 Bf8, the Italian game. 4 d2 -d4 e5xd4 Black has here the alternative 4 ... Lc5xd4. 5 0-0 Ng8 f6 - e4 - e5 6.
  • 3 d2 -d4 e5xd4 4 Lf1 - c4, the Scottish Gambit. 4 ... c5 5 Bf8 0-0 Ng8 f6 - e4 - e5 6.

Main variants

White grips with the advance e4 - e5 the Nf6, and would like to open the e-file for his rook. Black can contrast to the current extra pawn, and thus insist a preponderance in the center.

A) 6 ... Nf6 - g4 is the Steinitz Variation, after which the game with 7 Lc1 - f4 - d6 d7 8 e5xd6 Lc5xd6 9 Tf1 - e1 Ke8 -f8 10 c2 - c3 Lf4xd6 Dd8xd6 11 and a light white advantage can be continued.

B ) 6 ... d7 -d5! 7 e5xf6 d5xc4

Ba ) 8 Tf1 - e1 Bc8 - e6 According to Lev Gutman is 8 ... Ke8 -f8 better, after which White can offset the position with 9 Nf3 - g5. 9 Nf3 - g5 Qd8 -d5 10 Nb1 - c3 Qd5 - f5 11 Nc3 -e4 This train is named after Frank James Marshall in 1910 in Hamburg won so against Siegbert Tarrasch. But he was in Berlin by Mikhail Ivanovich Chigorin played in 1897 against Adolf Albin. 11 ... 0-0-0 11 The possibility ... Bc5 -f8 means Rubinstein Variation. 12 g2 - g4 - e5 Qf5 13.Sg5xe6 f7xe6 14.f6xg7 Th8 - g8 - h6 15.Lg5 d4 -d3 16.c2 - c3 is considered balanced.

Bb ) 8 f6xg7 Th8 - g8

Ks ) 9 Lc1 - g5 Bc5 - e7 Already long time it was 1854 this train for the best. Mostly played in games so, but there is also the possibility ... f7 - f6 9 10 Tf1 - e1 Ke8 - f7. 10 Lg5xe7 Ke8xe7 and now 11 b2- b4 as in the game of János Balogh - László Szabó, Hungary in 1946, which ended in a draw on the 49th or 11th train Tf1 - e1 Bc8 - e6 with subsequent transition to bbb).

Bbb ) 9 Tf1 - e1 Bc8 - e6 - g5 10 Lc1 Bc5 - e7 11 Lg5xe7 Ke8xe7 considered the most precise sequence of moves, and now 12 Nb1 -d2 -d5 Qd8 13 b2 -b3 which Jacques Lousy against Richard Teichmann, 1909 St Petersburg lost to inaccurate game in 25 moves or 12 Re1 - e4, a train with the white though in the match Hans Fahrni - Savielly Tartakower, Baden- Baden in 1914 lost in the 41 train, but since Carl Schlechters processing of manual the chess game of 1916 is the main variant.

Anti -Lange

5 ... Sf6xe4 Despite the opening line against his own king proposes another black farmers. 6 Tf1 - e1 d7 -d5

A) 7 Nb1 - c3 The Canal variant is considered to be balanced by 7 ... 8 d5xc4 Te1xe4 Bc5 - e7 or 8 ... e6 9 Bc8 Sf3xd4 Sc6xd4 10 Te4xd4 as in the game of Esteban Canal against Paul Johner, Trieste in 1923.

B ) The position after 7 Lc4xd5 Dd8xd5 8 Nb1 - c3 - a5 Qd5 or 8 ... h5 Qd5 - 9 Sc3xe4 Bc8 - e6 10 Ne4 - g5 is considered equal to that over sharp Jurdanski variant 10 Lc1 - g5 h7 - h6 11 Bg5 - h4 g7- g5 12 Ne4 - f6 Ke8 e7 - 13 b2- b4 is barely played.

Open Game Deutsche Schachzeitung Frank Marshall (chess player) Mikhail Chigorin Jacques Mieses Handbuch des Schachspiels
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