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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nc3/2...Nc6/3. f4/3...exf4

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Vienna Gambit
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black kingc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black knightd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 black kinge4 white pawnf4 black pawng4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 white knightd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2 black kingf2 black kingg2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 black kingc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4

Vienna Gambit

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The accepted line of the Vienna Gambit is a popular opening and can be traced all the way back to the 19th century, used by top players like Wilhelm Steinitz and Emanuel Lasker. It frequently leads to a wild game and White gains a strong center at the expense of losing the ability to castle allowing Black to make serious inroads into the White Kingside. Oftentimes, Black will force White's king to move up the chessboard in their attack. With perfect play, Black most likely holds a small advantage.

Here, White only has two serious replies: 4. Nf3 (Knight Variation) or 4. d4 (Steinitz Gambit) to defend Black's incoming Qh4+.

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4

4 5 6
1 Nf3

g5

d4
g4
Ne5
Nxe5
-/+
2 ... g3

g4

Nh4

f3

=/+
3d4

Qh5+

Ke2

d6

Nf3

Bg4

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References

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