C25 · Open · a plan for White
Vienna Game: Omaha Gambit
5/5
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)Sutovsky, Emil (2679) – Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter (2686)Macieja, Bartlomiej (2633) – Vescovi, Giovanni P (2648)Al Modiahki, M. (2549) – Bologan, V. (2661)Macieja, Bartlomiej (2651) – Haslinger, Stewart (2543)Theodorou, Nikolas (2554) – Shevchenko, Kirill (2592)Bauer, Christian (2625) – Strikovic, Aleksa (2492)Reinderman, Dimitri (2543) – Matamoros Franco, Carlos S (2525)Heroes of this opening Jobava, Ba · Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter · Vescovi, Giovanni P · Al Modiahki, M.
- Family
- Vienna Game
- 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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