The Max Lange Attack in the Scotch Gambit | An Opening full of Traps | IM Alex Astaneh

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In this video, IM Alex Astaneh is showing you the Max Lange Attack that can arise out of the Scotch Gambit. The Max Lange Attack is not only popular at the master level but also at the club level as it offers a dynamic play. This opening is rich of tactical ideas for white and black needs to now how to play against it in order not to fall into one of the plenty traps that white can set.

The Max Lange Attack is characterized by the following move order:
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.0-0 Bc4 6.e5 d5 and after white's move 7.exf6, we reach the Max Lange Attack.

The main focus of this video is on black's best responses after white's last moves:

5:10 8.fxg7
9:05 8.Re1+
14:15 9.fxg7
17:05 9.Ng5

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