C27 · Open · a plan for White

Vienna Game: Adams' Gambit

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1.e4e52.Nc3Nf63.Bc4Nxe44.Qh5Nd65.Bb3Nc66.d4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Vienna Game: Adams' Gambit90 games · Black to move
Only 90 games reach this position at this level — read it loosely.
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
41%3730%
33%3047%
26%2348%
Famous games in this line8 master games
Cabrera, Marcelo Dario (2267) – Simon, Bernard (2353)2009½–½Simon, Bernard (2353) – Cabrera, Marcelo Dario (2267)2009½–½Cabrera, Marcelo Dario (2244) – Simon, Bernard (2355)20081–0Simon, Bernard (2355) – Cabrera, Marcelo Dario (2244)20080–1Simon, Bernard (2353) – Carrettoni, Angelo (2207)20090–1Carrettoni, Angelo (2207) – Simon, Bernard (2353)2009½–½Cabrera, Marcelo Dario (2267) – Carrettoni, Angelo (2207)2009½–½Carrettoni, Angelo (2207) – Cabrera, Marcelo Dario (2267)20090–1
Heroes of this opening Cabrera, Marcelo Dario · Carrettoni, Angelo
Family
Vienna Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C27
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. d4
GambitClassical
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Vienna Game: Heyde VariationC29 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Qf3 f5 …Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio GambitC25 2…Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.Bc4 …Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation, Pollock GambitC26 3.g3 Bc5 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.Nge2 d5 …
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Vienna's coffee-house masters of the 19th century loved 2.Nc3: it keeps every King's Gambit dream alive while dodging Black's best-prepared replies. The Vienna Gambit lines (3.f4) still score brutally in club chess — same fire, one move of patience.

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