Caissa Codex
C29

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Bardeleben Variation

Chess diagram: Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Bardeleben Variation after 5…f5

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Statistics from Lichess

61,530 games: White 43.5% / Draw 4.6% / Black 51.9%

The moves played next. Pick one to see it on the board.
Next moveGamesWhite / Draw / BlackW / D / B
36,48736K
13,15313K
Vienna Game: Heyde Variation 6,8266,826
1,4871,487
1,0761,076
770770
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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Nov 1, 2026

Engine evaluation

−0.15 The position is about equal

Best play: 6. d3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 d4 8. Be2 Nc6 9. Qg3 Be6 10. c4 Qd7

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Bardeleben Variation (ECO C29, Open Games) is a gambit in the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Paulsen Attack, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Qf3 f5 (5 moves).

In 61,530 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 43.5%, Black 51.9% and 4.6% were drawn. White's most played move here is 6. d3, in 59% of those games.

It continues into one named variation, Vienna Game: Heyde Variation.

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How to play against the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Bardeleben Variation

The most played answer, 6. d3, also scores best for White: 50.1%, with White winning 47.8% and Black 47.5% of 36K games. Of the main answers, 6. exf6 scores lowest: 38.0%. Stockfish's first choice is also 6. d3.

Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: White's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings

Variations (1)

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Caissa Codex. “Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Bardeleben Variation (C29)”. Lichess data as of 1 Nov 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/vienna-game-vienna-gambit-bardeleben-variation

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