Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Breyer Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Be7
The Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Breyer Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO C29, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Be7. It is a line of the Vienna Game. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 77 times by this move order. White won 55%, 6% were drawn and Black won 39%. The most popular continuation is 6. d4 (32% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.10 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 6. Qe2 Nxc3 7. dxc3 c5 8. Qf2 Qb6)
- ECO
- C29
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Be7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 3 | |
| 1500-1999 | 39 | |
| 2000+ | 35 | |
| All | 77 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. d4 | 25 (32%) | |
| 6. d3 | 18 (23%) | |
| 6. Qe2 | 15 (19%) | |
| 6. Bd3 | 7 (9%) | |
| 6. Be2 | 7 (9%) | |
| 6. g3 | 3 (4%) | |
| 6. Bb5+ | 1 (1%) | |
| 6. h4 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
161 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 37%, draw 18%, Black 45%). The strongest:
- GM Ruslan Ponomariov (2631) – GM Pavel Eljanov (2672) 1-0 · Gladiators May 5th 2020 · 2020-05-10
- GM Ivan Popov (2632) – GM Gabriel Sargissian (2671) 1/2-1/2 · FIDE World Blitz 2013 · 2013-06-09
- GM Ivan Popov (2632) – GM Vladislav Tkachiev (2649) 1-0 · FIDE World Blitz 2013 · 2013-06-09
- GM Johan-Sebastian Christiansen (2661) – GM Evgeniy Najer (2610) 1/2-1/2 · FIDE World Cup 2025 · 2025-11-05
- GM Konstantine Shanava (2563) – GM Eltaj Safarli (2649) 0-1 · 41st Olympiad Open 2014 · 2014-08-08
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- IM Agronom6428 (2504) – IM Chess_diviner (2676) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
- chessflash88 (2522) – IM LazyCat11 (2431) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Saverio3 (2385) – FM sergeikim2003 (2461) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Main Line 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5
More Vienna Game lines (all)
- Vienna Game C25
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- 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: 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
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.