Vienna Game: Fyfe Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. d4
The Vienna Game: Fyfe Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C25, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. d4. It is a line of the Vienna Game. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 406 times by this move order. White won 47%, 4% were drawn and Black won 49%. The most popular continuation is 3… exd4 (68% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.58 (Stockfish, depth 44; best line 3… Nxd4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 h6 6. Qd5)
- ECO
- C25
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. d4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 276 | |
| 1500-1999 | 122 | |
| 2000+ | 8 | |
| All | 406 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… exd4 | 277 (68%) | |
| 3… Nf6 | 34 (8%) | |
| 3… Nxd4 | 28 (7%) | |
| 3… d6 | 23 (6%) | |
| 3… Bb4 | 19 (5%) | |
| 3… f6 | 8 (2%) | |
| 3… Bd6 | 5 (1%) | |
| 3… d5 | 4 (1%) |
Master games
2 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 100%, draw 0%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- Luis Aguilar Fernandez (1753) – Alejandro Kohn Garcia (1118) 1-0 · Gran Canaria May Blitz · 2021-05-16
Search all games of the Vienna Game: Fyfe Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
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Comes from
Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6
Continuations
- Vienna Game: Philidor Countergambit C25 · 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. d4 f5
More Vienna Game lines (all)
- Vienna Game C25
- Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense C25
- Vienna Game: Giraffe Attack C25
- Vienna Game: Hamppe-Meitner Variation C25
- Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit C25
- Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio, Dubois Variation C25
- Vienna Game: Omaha Gambit C25
- Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation (2… Nc6 3. g3) C25
- Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation (5. Nge2 d5) C25
- Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation, Mariotti Gambit C25
- Vienna Game: Pierce Gambit, Rushmere Attack C25
- Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Meitner-Mieses Gambit C25
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.