C25-C29
Vienna Game
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 About This Opening
The Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3) delays Nf3 to keep the f-pawn free, often preparing a delayed King's Gambit with f4. The aggressive Vienna Gambit lines are a favorite weapon at club level, while quieter g3 setups offer sound positional play.
Variations
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Anderssen Defense, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Bc5 Zhuravlev Counter-Gambit, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Bb4 Qg4 Hamppe-Mietner Variation, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Bc5 Na4 Giraffe Attack, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Bc5 Qg4 Omaha Gambit, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 d6 f4 Fyfe Gambit, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 d4 Alapin Variation, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 f4 Vienna Gambit
e4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 f4 Paulsen Variation, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 Mengarini Variation, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 a3 Mieses Variation, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 g3 Zhuraviev Countergambit, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Bb4 Qg4 Nf6 Philidor Countergambit, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 d4 f5 Reversed Spanish, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 Bc4 Bb4 Bishop Variation, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 Bc4 Bc5 Modern Variation, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 Bc4 Nxe4 Steinitz Gambit, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 f4 exf4 d4 Knight Variation, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 f4 exf4 Nf3 Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 Bc4 Nxe4 Nf3 Steinitz Variation, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 d5 d3 Quelle Gambit, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 f4 Bc5 fxe5 d6 Cunningham Defense, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 f4 exf4 Nf3 Be7 Erben Gambit, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 g3 d5 exd5 c6 Eifel Gambit, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 Bc4 Bc5 Nge2 b5 Pierce Gambit, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 d4 Oxford Variation, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 d5 fxe5 Nxe4 d3 Paulsen Attack, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 d5 fxe5 Nxe4 Qf3 Vienna Gambit: Trappy Line
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 exf4 e5 Nh5 Qxh5 Vienna Gambit: Center Space
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 d6 Nf3 exf4 d4 Vienna Gambit: Knight Pinned
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 d6 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Fraser-Minckwitz Variation, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 f4 exf4 d4 Qh4+ Ke2 b6 Zukertort Defense, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 f4 exf4 d4 Qh4+ Ke2 d5 Paulsen Defense, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 f4 exf4 d4 Qh4+ Ke2 d6 Soerensen Defense, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 f4 exf4 d4 Qh4+ Ke2 g5 Monster Variation, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 Bc4 Nxe4 Qh5 Nd6 Bb3 Be7 Breyer Variation, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 d5 fxe5 Nxe4 Nf3 Be7 Bardeleben Variation, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 d5 fxe5 Nxe4 Qf3 f5 Hamppe-Muzio Gambit, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 Bc4 g4 O-O Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 f4 exf4 Nf3 g5 h4 g4 Ng5 Polluck Gambit, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 g3 Bc5 Bg2 Nc6 Nge2 d5 exd5 Adams Gambit, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 Bc4 Nxe4 Qh5 Nd6 Bb3 Nc6 d4 Kaufmann Variation, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 d5 fxe5 Nxe4 Nf3 Bg4 Qe2 Alekhine Variation, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 Bc4 Nxe4 Qh5 Nd6 Bb3 Be7 Nf3 Nc6 Nxe5 Vienna Gambit: Knight Retreats
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 Nc6 fxe5 Nxe5 d4 Ng6 e5 Ng8 Nf3 Vienna Gambit: Royal Fork
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 exf4 e5 Qe7 Qe2 Ng8 Nf3 d6 Nd5 Qe6 Nxc7+ Vienna Gambit: Pawn Frozen
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 exf4 e5 Ng8 Nf3 d6 d4 dxe5 Qe2 Nc6 Bxf4 Frankenstein-Dracula Var, Vienna
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 Bc4 Nxe4 Qh5 Nd6 Bb3 Nc6 Nb5 g6 Qf3 f5 Qd5 Qe7 Vienna Gambit Counter: Rook Plunder
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 d5 exd5 Nxd5 fxe5 Nxc3 bxc3 Qh4+ g3 Qe4+ Qe2 Qxh1 Vienna Gambit: Popular Line
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 exf4 e5 Ng8 Nf3 Nc6 d4 d6 Bxf4 dxe5 Nxe5 Nxe5 Bxe5 Vienna Gambit: Developed Pieces
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 exf4 e5 Ng8 Nf3 d6 d4 dxe5 Qe2 Bb4 Qxe5+ Qe7 Bxf4 Vienna Gambit: Main Line
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 d5 fxe5 Nxe4 Qf3 Nxc3 bxc3 Be7 d4 O-O Bd3 Be6 Ne2 Vienna Gambit: Easy Position
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 exf4 e5 Ng8 Nf3 d6 d4 dxe5 Qe2 Be7 Qxe5 Nf6 Bxf4 Vienna Gambit Counter: Central Fork
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 d5 fxe5 Nxe4 Qf3 Nc6 Nxe4 Nd4 Qd1 dxe4 c3 Nc6 Bb5 Qd5 Vienna Gambit Counter: Pawn Shatter
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 d5 fxe5 Nxe4 Nxe4 dxe4 d4 exd3 Bxd3 Qh4+ g3 Qe7 Nf3 Nc6 Vienna Gambit Counter: Tense Standoff
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 d5 fxe5 Nxe4 Nf3 Bc5 d4 Bb4 Bd2 c5 Bb5+ Nc6 O-O O-O Vienna Gambit: Queen Discovered!!
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 exf4 e5 Qe7 Qe2 Ng8 Nf3 d6 Nd5 Qd7 Nxc7+ Qxc7 exd6+ Qe7 dxe7 Vienna Gambit Counter: Queen Thief
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 d5 fxe5 Nxe4 Nxe4 dxe4 Qe2 Bf5 g4 Qh4+ Kd1 Bxg4 Nf3 Bxf3 Qxf3 exf3 Vienna Gambit Counter: Safe King
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 d5 fxe5 Nxe4 Nf3 Bc5 d4 Bb4 Bd2 c5 Nxe4 dxe4 Bxb4 cxb4 Ng1 O-O Vienna Gambit Counter: H-Pawn Thrust
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 d5 fxe5 Nxe4 Qf3 Nc6 Bb5 Be6 Nxe4 dxe4 Qxe4 Bd5 Qg4 h5 Qe2 Qh4+ Vienna Gambit Counter: Pawn Pincher
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 d5 fxe5 Nxe4 Qf3 Nc6 Nxe4 Nd4 Qc3 dxe4 Ne2 Nc6 Ng3 Qd5 Bc4 Qxe5 Vienna Gambit Counter: King Wander
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 d5 exd5 Nxd5 fxe5 Nxc3 bxc3 Qh4+ Ke2 Bg4+ Nf3 Nc6 d4 O-O-O Qe1 Qh5 Vienna Gambit Counter: Paralysis Pin
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 d5 exd5 Nxd5 Nxd5 Qxd5 fxe5 Nc6 Nf3 Bg4 Be2 Nxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 d4 Qe7 Vienna Gambit: Queen Re-Discovered
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 exf4 e5 Qe7 Qe2 Ng8 Nf3 Nc6 d4 d6 Nd5 Qd8 Nxc7+ Qxc7 exd6+ Be7 dxc7 Vienna Gambit: Material Sacrifice
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 exf4 e5 Ng8 Nf3 g5 d4 g4 Bxf4 gxf3 Qxf3 d6 Bb5+ c6 O-O cxb5 Bg5 Vienna Gambit Counter: Knight's Harvest
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 d5 fxe5 Nxe4 Qf3 Nc6 Nxe4 Nd4 Qd3 dxe4 Qxe4 Bf5 Qxb7 Rb8 Qxa7 Nxc2+ Kd1 Nxa1 Vienna Gambit Counter: Double Fork
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 d5 fxe5 Nxe4 Nxe4 dxe4 Bc4 Nc6 Qh5 g6 Qe2 Nd4 Qxe4 Bf5 Qxb7 Rb8 Qxa7 Nxc2+ Vienna Gambit: Bishop Blockade
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 exf4 e5 Ng8 Nf3 d6 d4 dxe5 Qe2 Be7 Qxe5 Nc6 Bb5 Bd7 Bxc6 Bxc6 d5 Bd7 Bxf4 Vienna Gambit Counter: Bishop Skewer
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 d5 fxe5 Nxe4 Qf3 Nc6 Bb5 Be6 Nxe4 dxe4 Qxe4 Bd5 Qe2 Qh4+ g3 Qe4 Nf3 Qxf3 Qxf3 Bxf3 Vienna Gambit Counter: Queen Battery
e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 d5 fxe5 Nxe4 Qf3 Nc6 Bb5 Be6 Nxe4 dxe4 Qxe4 Bd5 Qg4 h5 Qg3 Qd7 Nf3 a6 Bxc6 Qxc6