Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nc3/2...Nc6

Vienna
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	Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/4p3/4P3/2N5/PPPP1PPP/R1BQKBNR w
	Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6

Vienna Game, Max Lange Defence

White has a couple of good options here, see the theory table below.

The Vienna Gambit 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 often leads to White sacrificing a knight on f3 or a bishop on f7.

3. Nf3 transposes to the Three Knights Game.

Theory table

1. e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6

	3	4
Three Knights Game	Nf3 Nf6		See 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3
Vienna Game	Bc4 Nf6	d3 Na5	=
Paulsen Variation	g3 Bc5	Bg2 d6	=
Vienna Gambit	f4 exf4	Nf3 g5	∞

References

Wikipedia has related information at Vienna Game.

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Chess Opening Theory

1. e4 e5
Open games

2. Nf3

2...Nc6

3. Bb5
Spanish

Berlin →
- Anti-Berlin
- Beverwijk
- L'Hermet → Berlin Wall

Morphy →
- Exchange
- Closed →
- Open
- Arkhangelsk
- Anderssen
- Mackenzie

3. Bc4
Italian

Giuoco Piano →

Two knights defence →
- Open
- Knight attack →
  - Fried liver
  - Polerio

3. Nc3
Three knights

Four knights →
- Glek
- Italian
- Scotch → Belgrade
- Spanish
- Naroditsky !?
- Halloween ?!

Other

2...Nf6
Russian

2...d6
Philidor

Other

2. f4
King's gambit

2...exf4
Accepted

King's knight →
- Kieseritzky
- Schallop
- Modern
- Fischer
- Lolli ?
- Muzio ?
Bishop's →
- Cozio

Other
Declined

2. Nc3
Vienna

Other

1. e4 c5
Sicilian

1. e4 e6
French

1. e4 c6
Caro-Kann

1. e4 other

1. d4 d5
Closed games

2. c4
Queen's gambit

2. Nc3

2. other

1. d4 Nf6
Indian

2. c4 e6

2. c4 g6

2. c4 other

2. Nf3

2. other:

1. d4 f5
Dutch

1. d4 ...other:

1. Nf3
Zukertort

Flank

Unorthodox