C29 · Open · a plan for White

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Breyer Variation

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1.e4e52.Nc3Nf63.f4d54.fxe5Nxe45.Nf3Be7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Breyer Variation22k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
33%7.3k51%
23%5.0k49%
13%2.9k50%
10%2.3k50%
8.2%1.8k48%
5.5%1.2k39%
2.6%57840%
1.5%33633%
1.4%30922%
0.6%12738%
Famous games in this line287 master games
Adams, Michael (2640) – Anand, Viswanathan (2720)1994½–½Istratescu, Andrei (2633) – Fressinet, Laurent (2693)2012½–½Popov, Ivan1 (2632) – Sargissian, Gabriel (2671)2013½–½Istratescu, Andrei (2617) – Karpov, Anatoly (2674)20050–1Popov, Ivan1 (2632) – Tkachiev, Vladislav (2649)20131–0Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian (2661) – Najer, E. (2610)2025½–½Hellers, Ferdinand (2525) – Karpov, Anatoly (2730)19900–1Spangenberg, Hugo (2510) – Karpov, Anatoly (2740)19940–1
Heroes of this opening Karpov, Anatoly · Popov, Ivan1
Family
Vienna Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C29
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Be7
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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