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Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit

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1.e4e52.Nc3Nf63.f4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit3.9M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
31%1.2M36%
24%936k45%
12%487k39%
4.7%184k45%
2.8%110k37%
0.6%24k30%
0.3%11k33%
0.2%7.6k32%
0.1%5.7k39%
Famous games in this line1.2k master games
Nakamura, Hi (2802)Firouzja, Alireza (2767)20241–0Nakamura, Hi (2802)Firouzja, Alireza (2767)2024½–½Ivanchuk, Vassily (2739)Svidler, Peter (2754)20091–0Rapport, R. (2745)Aronian, L. (2745)2023½–½Ponomariov, R. (2712)Ding Liren (2766)20160–1Andreikin, Dmitry (2683)Kramnik, Vladimir (2791)20101–0Rapport, R. (2745)Duda, J. (2724)2023½–½Rapport, R. (2740)Abdusattorov, Nodirbek (2713)20230–1
Heroes of this opening Nakamura, Hi · Ivanchuk, Vassily · Ding Liren · Andreikin, Dmitry
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C29
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 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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