Max Lange

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Full name

Max Lange

Life

Aug 7, 1832 - Dec 8, 1905 (age 73)‎

Place of birth

Magdeburg, Germany

Federation

FIDE

Bio

Max Lange was a German chess player, author, problem composer, and the second president of the German Chess Federation. Lange was a four-time champion of the West German Chess Federation (in 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1868) and also won the North German Chess Federation championship once in 1868.

Lange was one of the strongest players of his time. He has two opening lines named after him: the Max Lange Attack in the Two Knights Defense and the Max Lange Defense in the Vienna Game.

Best Game

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Ruy López Opening: Berlin Defense (3 games)

French Defense: Exchange Variation (3 games)

King's Gambit Accepted: Tartakower Gambit (3 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Averbakh Variation (2 games)

Giuoco Piano Game (2 games)

Black Pieces

Ruy López Opening: Berlin Defense (5 games)

Giuoco Piano Game: Evans Gambit Declined (4 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation (2 games)

Scotch Game: Classical Variation (2 games)

Giuoco Piano Game (2 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Max Lange (2440) Abraham Speijer	½-½	45	1903
Max Lange (2440) De Soyres John	0-1	58	1903
Max Lange (2440) Paul S Leonhardt (2500)	0-1	36	1903
Max Lange (2440) Augustin Neumann (2470)	½-½	60	1903
Max Lange (2440) Trimborn Cornelius	1-0	49	1903
Max Lange (2440) Heemskerk Jan Frederik	1-0	59	1903
Max Lange (2440) Te Kolste Jan Willem	1-0	39	1903
Max Lange (2440) Heineman	1-0	21	1883
Max Lange (2440) Joseph H Blackburne (2570)	0-1	37	1883
Max Lange (2440) James Mason (2530)	0-1	36	1883

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