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Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio, Dubois Variation

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1.e4e52.Nc3Nc63.f4exf44.Nf3g55.Bc4g46.O-Ogxf37.Qxf3Ne58.Qxf4Qf6

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Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio, Dubois Variation149 games · White to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

7048%

3550%

2335%

1533%

333%

20%

10%

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Lu, Shanglei (2473) – Eliseev, Urii (2433)20111–0 Sanchez, Joseph (2452) – Lanzani, Mario (2356)20050–1

Heroes of this opening Lu, Shanglei · Lanzani, Mario

Family: Vienna Game
Category: Open
First move: 1.e4
ECO: C25
Line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O gxf3 7. Qxf3 Ne5 8. Qxf4 Qf6

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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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