Vienna Game

The Vienna Game arises after 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3, developing a knight to its natural square and preparing f4 or d4. It can transpose into the King's Gambit (3.f4) or lead to the Vienna Gambit (3.f4 d5 4.fxe5), giving White active piece play and attacking chances from the very first moves.

  • Variations: 31
  • Total lines: 60
  • Winrate: 54.0%

Main lines

  • Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.a3 d6 6.h3 Be6 7.Nd5
  • Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Meitner-Mieses Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Qg4 Qf6 5.Nd5 Qxf2+ 6.Kd1 d6 7.Qxg7
  • Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.a3 O-O 6.h3
  • Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Hromádka Variation: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bb4 5.Ne2 O-O 6.O-O
  • Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.a3 h6 6.h3
  • Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Qg4 g6 5.Qf3
  • Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Spielmann Attack: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 d6 5.h3
  • Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 h6 5.f4
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed: 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto Variation: 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 d6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.Nge2
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed: 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Nge2 Nf6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2
  • Scandinavian Defense: 1.e4 d5 2.Nc3 d4 3.Nce2 e5 4.Ng3 c5 5.Nf3
  • Scandinavian Defense: 1.e4 d5 2.Nc3 d4 3.Nce2 e5 4.Ng3 Nc6 5.Bc4
  • French Defense: Rubinstein Variation: 1.e4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+
  • Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Spielmann Attack: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 O-O 5.h3
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto Variation: 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.Nge2
  • Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Reversed Spanish: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Bb4 4.Nge2 O-O 5.O-O
  • French Defense: Classical Variation, Normal Variation: 1.e4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5
  • Vienna Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3
  • Vienna Game: Stanley Variation: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 c6 4.d4
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed: 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Nge2 Nc6 4.d4
  • French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation: 1.e4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Bb4 4.e5
  • Vienna Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.d3
  • Vienna Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Bc4 Be6 4.Bb3
  • Scandinavian Defense: 1.e4 d5 2.Nc3 d4 3.Nce2 c5 4.Ng3
  • Scandinavian Defense: 1.e4 d5 2.Nc3 dxe4 3.Nxe4 Nf6 4.Nxf6+
  • Vienna Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Bc4 Be7 4.d3
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed: 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.g3 a6 4.Bg2
  • Scandinavian Defense: 1.e4 d5 2.Nc3 dxe4 3.Nxe4 Bf5 4.Ng3
  • Vienna Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Bc4 c6 4.d4