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Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit (C29) starts 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4. In 1,432 games between strong players, White wins 50%, 11% are drawn and Black wins 40%; the most played move is 3…d5 (92%).

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1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4

ECO
C29
Games between strong players
1,432
To move
Black
50%40%

White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.

What strong players play next

The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.

MovePlayedResultsLeads to
3…d592% (1,320)49%40%Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Main Line
3…d64% (62)55%37%–
3…exf42% (23)57%39%–
3…Nc61% (14)71%22%–
3…Bb41% (13)62%15%23%–

Where it comes from and where it goes

Branches from Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6

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