Blunderbase

Vienna Game

The Vienna Game starts 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3. The opening book names 39 variations of it, under ECO C25 to C29.

The main line, move by move

Starting position3 more to go

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All 39 Vienna Game variations

  • C25Anderssen Defense1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5
  • C25Fyfe Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. d4
  • C25Giraffe Attack1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Qg4
  • C25Hamppe-Meitner Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Na4
  • C25Hamppe-Muzio Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O
  • C25Hamppe-Muzio, Dubois Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O gxf3 7. Qxf3 Ne5 8. Qxf4 Qf6
  • C25Max Lange Defense1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6
  • C25Omaha Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4
  • C25Paulsen Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 (also reached by 1 other move order)
  • C25Paulsen Variation, Mariotti Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 h5 5. Nf3 h4
  • C25Philidor Countergambit1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. d4 f5
  • C25Pierce Gambit, Rushmere Attack1. 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
  • C25Stanley Variation, Meitner-Mieses Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Qg4 Qf6 5. Nd5
  • C25Zhuravlev Countergambit1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Qg4 Nf6
  • C26Falkbeer Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6
  • C26Mengarini Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. a3
  • C26Mieses Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3
  • C26Mieses Variation, Erben Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 c6
  • C26Paulsen Variation, Pollock Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nge2 d5 6. exd5
  • C26Stanley Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4
  • C26Stanley Variation, Eifel Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nge2 b5
  • C26Stanley Variation, Reversed Spanish1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bb4
  • C27Adams' Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. d4
  • C27Frankenstein-Dracula Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4
  • C27Stanley Variation, Alekhine Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Be7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nxe5
  • C27Stanley Variation, Frankenstein-Dracula Variation1. 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
  • C27Stanley Variation, Monster Declined1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Be7
  • C28Stanley Variation, Bronstein Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. f4 Nxe4 5. Nf3
  • C28Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6
  • C29Heyde Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Qf3 f5 6. d4
  • C29Vienna Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4
  • C29Vienna Gambit, Bardeleben Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Qf3 f5
  • C29Vienna Gambit, Breyer Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Be7
  • C29Vienna Gambit, Kaufmann Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Qe2
  • C29Vienna Gambit, Main Line1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5
  • C29Vienna Gambit, Modern Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3
  • C29Vienna Gambit, Paulsen Attack1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Qf3
  • C29Vienna Gambit, Steinitz Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. d3
  • C29Vienna Gambit, Wurzburger Trap1. 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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