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Vienna Gambit: A Practical Repertoire for White

The Vienna Gambit is a King's Gambit with the knight already on c3: e4 is protected, so after f4 White threatens fxe5, chasing the f6-knight away. The games are open and sharp, and Black has many natural moves that already lose.

You play White · 13 chapters · 114 lines · 0 of 217 moves learned

Introduction
3...exf4 4.e5 Ng8 5.Nf3 - Gambit Accepted
  • 5...g5 New Learn
  • 5...Bc5 New Learn
  • 5...Be7 New Learn
  • 5...d6 6...Bg4 New Learn
  • 5...Nc6 6...d6 7...dxe5 New Learn
  • 5...d6 6...dxe5 7...Be7 8...Nf6 New Learn
  • 5...Nc6 6...Bb4 New Learn
  • 5...d6 6...dxe5 7...Bg4 New Learn
  • 5...Bb4 6...Bc5 New Learn
  • 5...f6 New Learn
  • 5...d6 6...dxe5 7...Bb4 New Learn
  • 5...h6 New Learn
  • 5...d6 6...dxe5 7...f6 New Learn
  • 5...Nc6 6...d5 New Learn
  • 5...Nc6 6...d6 7...Bg4 New Learn
  • 5...Bb4 6...Ba5 New Learn
  • 5...d5 6...Bg4 New Learn
  • 5...d6 6...dxe5 7...Qe7 New Learn
  • 5...d6 6...dxe5 7...Bd6 New Learn
  • 5...d6 6...dxe5 7...Nc6 8...Be7 New Learn
  • 5...d5 6...g5 New Learn
  • 5...Qe7 New Learn
  • 5...d6 6...dxe5 7...Be7 8...Nc6 New Learn
  • 5...d6 6...dxe5 7...Be6 8...Nc6 New Learn
  • 5...d6 6.d4 Nc6 7.Bxf4 move order New Learn
3...exf4 4.e5 - Accepted, Other Knight Moves
3...d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Qf3 Nxc3 - Paulsen Main Line
  • 6...Be6 7...c5 New Learn
  • 6...d4 New Learn
  • 6...Nc6 7...Be6 8...Be7 New Learn
  • 6...Qh4+ New Learn
  • 6...Bc5 New Learn
  • 6...Be7 7...O-O 8...c5 New Learn
  • 6...Nc6 7...Be7 8...O-O New Learn
  • 6...Be7 7...O-O 8...f6 New Learn
  • 6...c6 New Learn
  • 6...c5 7...Nc6 8...Bf5 New Learn
  • 6...c5 7...Nc6 8...Be6 New Learn
  • 6...Nc6 7...Be6 8...Qd7 New Learn
  • 6...Be7 7...c5 New Learn
  • 6...c5 7...Be6 New Learn
  • 6...Be6 7...Be7 New Learn
  • 6...Be7 7...O-O 8...f5 New Learn
  • 7...Be7 8.Bd3 Be6 9.Ne2 move order New Learn
  • 6...Be6 7.d4 Nc6 8.Bd3 move order New Learn
3...d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Qf3 Nc6 - Paulsen, 5...Nc6
3...d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Qf3 f5 - Bardeleben Variation
  • 6...Nxc3 7...d4 8...Nc6 New Learn
  • 6...Nxc3 7...d4 8...dxc3 New Learn
  • 6...Nxc3 7...Be6 New Learn
  • 6...Nxc3 7...Be7 New Learn
  • 6...Nxc3 7...d4 8...Be6 New Learn
  • 6...Nxc3 7...c5 New Learn
3...d5 4.fxe5 - Main Line, Other Moves
3...d6 4.Nf3 Nc6 - Declined with 3...d6
3...d6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.h3 - Pin Variation
  • 5...Bxf3 6...Nc6 7...Be7 New Learn
  • 5...Bxf3 6...Nc6 7...a6 New Learn
  • 5...Bh5 New Learn
  • 5...Bxf3 6...Nbd7 New Learn
  • 5...Bxf3 6...Be7 7...O-O New Learn
  • 5...Bxf3 6...Nc6 7...Qd7 New Learn
  • 5...Bxf3 6...exf4 7...Nc6 New Learn
  • 5...Bxf3 6...c6 New Learn
  • 5...Bd7 New Learn
  • 5...Bxf3 6...exf4 7...Be7 New Learn
  • 5...Bxf3 6...Be7 7...Nc6 New Learn
3...d6 4.Nf3 Be7 - 3...d6 Other Moves
3...d6 4.Nf3 exf4 5.d4 - Delayed Capture
3...Nc6 4.fxe5 - Rare Third Moves
Punishing Black's mistakes
Puzzles from the Lichess puzzle database (CC0). Move sounds: JJTaynos and taure on Freesound (CC0). Pieces: Merida by Armando Hernández Marroquín (GPLv2+). Fonts: Source Sans 3, Playfair Display, IBM Plex Mono (OFL).