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Vienna Game: Giraffe Attack

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1.e4e52.Nc3Bc53.Qg4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Vienna Game: Giraffe Attack30k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
57%17k39%
20%5.9k45%
9.9%2.9k51%
4.8%1.4k41%
1.9%56449%
1.5%45645%
1.4%40246%
1%29741%
0.9%28152%
0.7%19842%
Famous games in this line1 master games
Sarkar, J. (2389) – Poleg, Matan (2226)20190–1
Family
Vienna Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C25
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Qg4
AggressiveClassical
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From the archives

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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