Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Wurzburger Trap
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Qh4+ 6. g3 Nxg3 7. Nf3 Qh5 8. Nxd5
The Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Wurzburger Trap is a chess opening classified as ECO C29, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Qh4+ 6. g3 Nxg3 7. Nf3 Qh5 8. Nxd5. 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 44 times by this move order. White won 59%, 2% were drawn and Black won 39%. The most popular continuation is 8… Nxh1 (61% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 44; best line 8… Nxh1 9. Nxc7+ Kd8 10. Nxa8 Bg4 11. Bg2)
- ECO
- C29
- Moves
- 15 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Qh4+ 6. g3 Nxg3 7. Nf3 Qh5 8. Nxd5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 27 | |
| 2000+ | 17 | |
| All | 44 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8… Nxh1 | 27 (61%) | |
| 8… Na6 | 10 (23%) | |
| 8… Bg4 | 5 (11%) | |
| 8… Be7 | 1 (2%) | |
| 8… Kd8 | 1 (2%) |
Master games
34 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 79%, draw 9%, Black 12%). The strongest:
- GM David W L Howell (2658) – GM Dambasuren Batsuren (2504) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 20th July · 2021-07-20
- FM Marcelo Jorquera (2233) – IM Alex Krstulovic (2381) 1-0 · Titled Tue 9th Aug Late · 2022-08-09
- FM Marcelo Jorquera (2233) – IM Eric Rosen (2360) 1-0 · Titled Tue 26th Jul Late · 2022-07-26
- Eduardo Gerbelli Neto (2114) – FM John Curtis (2292) 1-0 · Titled Tue 8th Mar Late · 2022-03-08
- FM Marcelo Jorquera (2233) – CM Aleksander Kumala (2158) 1-0 · Titled Tue 8th Nov Late · 2022-11-08
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Comes from
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Modern Variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3
More Vienna Game lines (all)
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- Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio, Dubois Variation C25
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- 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.