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Vienna Game: Omaha Gambit

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1.e4e52.Nc3d63.f4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Vienna Game: Omaha Gambit578k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
48%278k45%
19%108k43%
8.7%50k44%
5.1%29k38%
3.5%20k43%
3.3%19k45%
2.9%17k44%
2.6%15k43%
1.4%8.0k41%
1.3%7.6k39%
Famous games in this line59 master games
Rapport, R. (2752)Jobava, Ba (2665)20160–1Sutovsky, Emil (2679)Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter (2686)20040–1Macieja, Bartlomiej (2633)Vescovi, Giovanni P (2648)20040–1Al Modiahki, M. (2549)Bologan, V. (2661)20141–0Macieja, Bartlomiej (2651)Haslinger, Stewart (2543)2010½–½Theodorou, Nikolas (2554)Shevchenko, Kirill (2592)20200–1Bauer, Christian (2625)Strikovic, Aleksa (2492)20051–0Reinderman, Dimitri (2543)Matamoros Franco, Carlos S (2525)20081–0
Heroes of this opening Jobava, Ba · Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter · Vescovi, Giovanni P · Al Modiahki, M.
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C25
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4
GambitClassical
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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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