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Vienna Game: Philidor Countergambit

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1.e4e52.Nc3Nc63.d4f5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Vienna Game: Philidor Countergambit2.5k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
50%1.2k53%
23%57557%
11%28259%
9.9%24459%
0.9%2348%
0.9%2376%
0.7%1822%
0.7%1753%
0.3%729%
0.3%729%
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Vienna Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C25
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. d4 f5
GambitClassical
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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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