C29 · Open · a plan for White
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Wurzburger Trap
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1.e4e52.Nc3Nf63.f4d54.fxe5Nxe45.d3Qh4+6.g3Nxg37.Nf3Qh58.Nxd5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Wurzburger Trap14k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
47%6.5k37%
37%5.1k20%
13%1.8k43%
1%14314%
0.5%6427%
0.4%5340%
0.2%2825%
0.2%230%
0.2%2119%
0.1%1418%
Famous games in this line5 master games
Hon, Andrew (2215) – Van der Sterren, Paul (2530)Sax, Gyula (2460) – Petran, Pal (2200)Kuehn, Peter (2275) – Weyrich, Morten (2345)Noskov, Anatolij (2232) – Kovanova, Baira (2307)Perez Gonzalez, Jose Manuel (2238) – De la Fuente Gonzalez, Francisco (2227)Heroes of this opening Hon, Andrew · Sax, Gyula · Weyrich, Morten · Kovanova, Baira
- 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. d3 Qh4+ 6. g3 Nxg3 7. Nf3 Qh5 8. Nxd5
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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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