Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › Vienna Game › Falkbeer Variation › Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit › Main Line › Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Paulsen Attack › Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Bardeleben Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- Vienna Game C25
- Falkbeer Variation C26
- Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit C29
- Main Line C29
- Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Paulsen Attack C29
- Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Bardeleben Variation C29 you are here
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Bardeleben Variation
Overview
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Bardeleben Variation is a gambit, classified under ECO code C29 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
The line arises from 10 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Qf3 f5.
It is a variation of Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Paulsen Attack, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Vienna Game: Heyde Variation.
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- ECO code
- C29
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 10
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
61,530 games · White 43.5% / Draw 4.6% / Black 51.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d3 | 36,487 | |
| exf6 | 13,153 | |
| d4 | 6,826 | |
| Nxe4 | 1,487 | |
| Nge2 | 1,076 | |
| Bb5+ | 770 | |
| Bd3 | 760 | |
| Nh3 | 375 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:16:20
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