Vienna Game

The main line

The Vienna Game is reached by 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 (ECO C25). It's one of 41 named lines under this opening in the book.

Named variations (20)

• Vienna Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 (C29)
• Stanley Variation — 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 (C26)
• Paulsen Variation — 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 (C25)
• Mieses Variation — 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 (C26)
• Anderssen Defense — 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 (C25)
• Max Lange Defense — 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 (C25)
• Falkbeer Variation — 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 (C26)
• Omaha Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 (C25)
• Fyfe Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. d4 (C25)
• Mengarini Variation — 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. a3 (C26)
• Giraffe Attack — 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Qg4 (C25)
• Hamppe-Meitner Variation — 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Na4 (C25)
• Philidor Countergambit — 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. d4 f5 (C25)
• Zhuravlev Countergambit — 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Qg4 Nf6 (C25)
• Frankenstein-Dracula Variation — 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 (C27)
• Hamppe-Muzio Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O (C25)
• Heyde Variation — 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Qf3 f5 6. d4 (C29)
• Adams' Gambit — 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. d4 (C27)
• Hamppe-Muzio — 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O gxf3 7. Qxf3 Ne5 8. Qxf4 Qf6 (C25)
• Pierce Gambit — 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 (C25)

Analyze the Vienna Game

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