Vienna Game: Omaha Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4
The Vienna Game: Omaha Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C25, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4. It is a line of the Vienna Game. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 2,831 times by this move order. White won 53%, 4% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 3… exf4 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 44; best line 3… exf4 4. Qf3 Nc6 5. Qxf4 Nd4 6. Bd3)
- ECO
- C25
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1,099 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,536 | |
| 2000+ | 196 | |
| All | 2,831 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… exf4 | 1,419 (50%) | |
| 3… Nc6 | 475 (17%) | |
| 3… Nf6 | 217 (8%) | |
| 3… f6 | 215 (8%) | |
| 3… Nd7 | 87 (3%) | |
| 3… c6 | 76 (3%) | |
| 3… f5 | 75 (3%) | |
| 3… Be7 | 67 (2%) |
Master games
35 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 71%, draw 6%, Black 23%). The strongest:
- GM David W L Howell (2658) – GM Luca Jr Moroni (2558) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 22nd June · 2021-06-22
- IM Nikolas Theodorou (2554) – GM Kirill Shevchenko (2592) 0-1 · chess.com Junior Speed Q · 2020-09-09
- GM Anna Muzychuk (2531) – WGM Zeinab Mamedjarova (2249) 1-0 · World Blitz Women 2021 · 2021-12-29
- FM Guerau Masague Artero (2305) – IM Sergiy Zavgorodniy (2416) 0-1 · Titled Tue 10th Oct Early · 2023-10-10
- IM Kosta Angelov (2206) – GM Abramovic, B. (2471) 0-1 · 13th European Seniors · 2013-03-13
Search all games of the Vienna Game: Omaha Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Lifvix01 (2815) – Zalameroo (2639) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- Pirat52 (2577) – IM kamblefy (2503) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
- LUCENA-H (2434) – Tintyn (2411) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Vienna Game 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3
More Vienna Game lines (all)
- Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense C25
- Vienna Game: Fyfe Gambit 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: Max Lange Defense 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: Philidor Countergambit C25
- Vienna Game: Pierce Gambit, Rushmere Attack 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.