Vienna Game
What is the Vienna Game?
The Vienna Game is a chess opening that begins with 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3. It is classified under ECO C25–C29 and has 41 named variations. White chooses it with the move Nc3.
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3
ECO: C25–C29
Chosen by: White
Main variations
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. d4
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Qg4
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Na4
All 41 variations
| ECO | Variation | Moves |
|---|---|---|
| C25 | Main line | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 |
| C25 | Anderssen Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 |
| C26 | Falkbeer Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 |
| C25 | Max Lange Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 |
| C25 | Fyfe Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. d4 |
| C25 | Giraffe Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Qg4 |
| C25 | Hamppe-Meitner Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Na4 |
| C26 | Mengarini Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. a3 |
| C26 | Mieses Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 |
| C25 | Omaha Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 |
| C25 | Paulsen Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 |
| C26 | Stanley Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 |
| C29 | Vienna Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 |
| C27 | Frankenstein-Dracula Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 |
| C25 | Philidor Countergambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. d4 f5 |
| C26 | Stanley Variation, Reversed Spanish | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bb4 |
| C28 | Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 |
| C29 | Vienna Gambit, Main Line | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 |
| C25 | Zhuravlev Countergambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Qg4 Nf6 |
| C29 | Vienna Gambit, Steinitz Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. d3 |
| C26 | Mieses Variation, Erben Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 c6 |
| C26 | Stanley Variation, Eifel Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nge2 b5 |
| C28 | Stanley Variation, Bronstein Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. f4 Nxe4 5. Nf3 |
| C25 | Stanley Variation, Meitner-Mieses Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Qg4 Qf6 5. Nd5 |
| C29 | Vienna Gambit, Modern Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 |
| C29 | Vienna Gambit, Paulsen Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Qf3 |
| C25 | Paulsen Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bc5 5. Nge2 d5 |
| C25 | Paulsen Variation, Mariotti Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 h5 5. Nf3 h4 |
| C27 | Stanley Variation, Monster Declined | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Be7 |
| C29 | Vienna Gambit, Bardeleben Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Qf3 f5 |
| C29 | Vienna Gambit, Breyer Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Be7 |
| C27 | Adams' Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. d4 |
| C25 | Hamppe-Muzio Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O |
| C29 | Heyde Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Qf3 f5 6. d4 |
| C26 | Paulsen Variation, Pollock Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nge2 d5 6. exd5 |
| C29 | Vienna Gambit, Kaufmann Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Qe2 |
| C27 | Stanley Variation, Alekhine Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Be7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nxe5 |
| C29 | Vienna Gambit, Wurzburger Trap | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Qh4+ 6. g3 Nxg3 7. Nf3 Qh5 8. Nxd5 |
| C25 | Hamppe-Muzio, Dubois Variation | 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, Rushmere Attack | 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 |
| C27 | Stanley Variation, Frankenstein-Dracula Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. Nb5 g6 7. Qf3 f5 8. Qd5 Qe7 9. Nxc7+ Kd8 10. Nxa8 b6 |
How to learn an opening
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