Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation
1.6K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
Black expected score · All ratings · All speeds
42.6%
the worst score you would still get, 90% confident. At best 44.7%.
Measured over 1.6K games at this level and clock.
Black comes out behind here — there are better weapons in the list.
Outcomes for Black
Draw 3.7 · Score = win + ½ of the draws · 1.6K games
- Rank among the families Black can choose here
- not ranked — this is a variation, not a family
- Games in this context
- 1.6K
- Best context
- not measured yet
- Average game length
- 31 moves
- Games that end decisively
- 96.3%
- Draws
- 3.7%
Best and worst are the strongest and weakest squares with at least 500 games behind them. The table further down shows every square, including thinner ones.
Where it holds · Black score by rating × clock
Green is clearly ahead for Black, grey is around even, red is behind. Tap a cell to measure there, and again to clear. It falls away as the rating rises: 70.0% at 0-999, 50.1% at 2500+.
| Rating | UB | Bulle | Blitz | Rapid | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-999 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1000-1199 | — | — | |||
| 1200-1399 | — | ||||
| 1400-1599 | — | — | |||
| 1600-1799 | — | ||||
| 1800-1999 | — | ||||
| 2000-2199 | — | ||||
| 2200-2499 | — | — | |||
| 2500+ | — | — | — |
Expected score matrix by rating bracket and time control
- 0-999 rating, Blitz: 70.0% expected score (1 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Bullet: 57.7% expected score (5 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Blitz: 38.9% expected score (3 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Rapid: 38.9% expected score (3 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Bullet: 50.0% expected score (12 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Blitz: 53.0% expected score (15 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Rapid: 42.4% expected score (5 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Classical: 70.0% expected score (1 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Bullet: 30.7% expected score (27 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Blitz: 57.6% expected score (45 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Rapid: 35.7% expected score (2 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Bullet: 31.8% expected score (78 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Blitz: 34.4% expected score (136 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Rapid: 52.0% expected score (24 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Classical: 61.2% expected score (3 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Bullet: 36.0% expected score (77 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Blitz: 41.4% expected score (225 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Rapid: 34.0% expected score (36 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Classical: 70.0% expected score (1 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Bullet: 45.2% expected score (102 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Blitz: 44.8% expected score (324 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Rapid: 51.4% expected score (35 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Classical: 30.0% expected score (1 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Bullet: 44.1% expected score (116 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Blitz: 43.0% expected score (191 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Rapid: 40.4% expected score (14 games)
- 2500+ rating, Bullet: 52.4% expected score (62 games)
- 2500+ rating, Blitz: 47.9% expected score (22 games)
Related Openings
Methodology
Across every rating and clock, the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation scores 42.6% for Black — we are 90% confident the real figure is between 40.6% and 44.7% — from 1.6K Lichess games. Win rate, draw rate and loss rate come from games played December 2023 to November 2025.
How the figures are made
- Whose games these are
- 1.6K+ rated games played on Lichess (2023-12 to 2025-11). The games are Lichess’s and free for anyone to use. What is ours is the reading of them. Last rebuilt January 2026.
- Which games we count
- Rated games only — nothing casual.
- Both players within 200 rating points of each other. A mismatch tells you about the gap, not about the opening.
- At least 2 moves played.
- A game is filed under White’s rating.
- Why every number comes with a range
- A number off a few hundred games is a guess. The same number off millions is a fact. The range is what tells them apart, and it is what the lists rank on — so an opening cannot reach the top on a lucky run of forty games. The more games behind a figure, the narrower its range.
- How much we need before we say anything
- An opening page needs 100 games. A gambit needs 50 games at a rating before we will say whether it pays there. The chaos and trap lists need 500 games overall and 250 games at one rating or clock.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation win rate?
Playing the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation, Black wins 40.7%, draws 3.7% and loses 55.5%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 42.6%. It rests on 1.6K rated games from Lichess.
At what rating does the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation perform best?
The Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation performs best for Black at 2500+, with an Expected Score of 51.2% (84 games) and the highest Floor of any rating with enough games to read.
Is the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation better in blitz or rapid?
For Black, the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation scores about the same in both: an Expected Score of 42.9% in Blitz (962 games) against 43.4% in Rapid (119 games).
How sharp is the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation?
The Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation has a sharpness score of 96.3 (very decisive), meaning 96.3% of games end decisively. Average game length is 31 moves.
What is the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation win rate at 1600-1799?
At 1600-1799, Black wins 34.4%, draws 2.3% and loses 63.3%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 35.6%. It rests on 241 Lichess games, which average 29 moves.
What is the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation win rate at 1800-1999?
At 1800-1999, Black wins 37.4%, draws 4.0% and loses 58.6%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 39.4%. It rests on 339 Lichess games, which average 29 moves.
What is the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation win rate at 2000-2199?
At 2000-2199, Black wins 43.3%, draws 4.0% and loses 52.8%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 45.3%. It rests on 462 Lichess games, which average 32 moves.
What is the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation win rate at 2200-2499?
At 2200-2499, Black wins 40.8%, draws 4.8% and loses 54.4%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 43.2%. It rests on 321 Lichess games, which average 31 moves.
What is the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation win rate in Bullet?
In Bullet, Black wins 39.9%, draws 3.2% and loses 56.9%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 41.5%. It rests on 479 Lichess games.
What is the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation win rate in Blitz?
In Blitz, Black wins 40.8%, draws 4.2% and loses 55.0%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 42.9%. It rests on 962 Lichess games.
What is the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation win rate in Rapid?
In Rapid, Black wins 41.9%, draws 2.9% and loses 55.2%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 43.4%. It rests on 119 Lichess games.
Is the Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation a good opening?
The Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Alapin Variation is hard work for Black — it favours White. Across all ratings, Black wins 40.7% of its games and loses 55.5%. It performs best at 2500+. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.