C29 · Open · a plan for White

Vienna Game: Heyde Variation

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1.e4e52.Nc3Nf63.f4d54.fxe5Nxe45.Qf3f56.d4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Vienna Game: Heyde Variation6.0k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
56%3.4k60%
15%86854%
14%85454%
6.5%38959%
4.4%26549%
2.3%13845%
0.4%2546%
0.3%1958%
0.3%1850%
0.3%1756%
Family
Vienna Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C29
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Qf3 f5 6. d4
Classical
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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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