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Vienna Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 · C25–C29
After 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 you push 3.f4, offering a pawn to open the f-file and knock Black's knight about. It's for players who like to throw the first punch: sharp but sound, with one clear answer to each of Black's main replies, and a calmer bishop-first setup against 2…Nc6 and 2…Bc5.
Three ideas to hold on to
- 1. Your f-pawn is the battering ram: f4, then take on e5 to kick the knight off f6.
- 2. Knight to f3 early: it guards e5 and keeps Black's queen off h4.
- 3. Queen to e2 is a recurring trick: it hits whatever Black leaves on the e-file.
The lines
Each line ends on your move. Five clean runs, spaced out, and it’s booked.
Breyer: the main line
5…Be7 6.Qe2
5…Nc6: pin it on b5
5…Nc6 6.Bb5
5…Bc5: kick it with d4
5…Bc5 6.d4
5…Bg4: the Kaufmann
5…Bg4 6.Qe2
Gambit accepted: 3…exf4 4.e5
3…exf4 4.e5
3…d6: the quiet decline
3…d6 4.Nf3
2…Nc6: bishop first, f4 later
2…Nc6 3.Bc4