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C29

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Main Line

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Overview

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Main Line 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.

It is reached after 6 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5.

It is a variation of Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

It is the root of 6 named variations, with King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Morphy Defense, Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Breyer Variation, Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Kaufmann Variation, and others among the most studied.

In total, the branch covers 9 sub-variations across all depths.

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ECO code: C29
Group: Open Games (C)
Plies: 6
Parent: Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit
Direct variations: 6
Total in subtree: 9

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Statistics from Lichess

1,141,846 games · White 48.2% / Draw 5.1% / Black 46.7%

Moves	Games	W / D / B
fxe5	908,754
exd5	148,284
Nf3	50,563
d3	17,781
d4	5,020
Qf3	3,111
Qe2	2,559
Nxd5	2,351

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:24:00

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Variations (6)

Show all 9 sub-variations (full subtree)