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Vienna Game: Pierce Gambit, Rushmere Attack

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1.e4e52.Nc3Nc63.f4exf44.Nf3g55.d4g46.Bc4gxf37.O-Od58.exd5Bg49.dxc6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Vienna Game: Pierce Gambit, Rushmere Attack4 games · Black to move
Only 4 games reach this position at this level — read it loosely.
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
50%2100%
25%10%
25%10%
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. d4 g4 6. Bc4 gxf3 7. O-O d5 8. exd5 Bg4 9. dxc6
GambitAggressiveClassical
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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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