Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4
The Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C29, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4. 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 22,748 times by this move order. White won 57%, 3% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 3… exf4 (34% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.21 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 3… d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Bc5 6. d4)
- ECO
- C29
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 10,313 | |
| 1500-1999 | 10,616 | |
| 2000+ | 1,819 | |
| All | 22,748 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… exf4 | 7,729 (34%) | |
| 3… d6 | 5,179 (23%) | |
| 3… d5 Vienna Gambit, Main Line | 4,459 (20%) | |
| 3… Nc6 | 3,279 (14%) | |
| 3… Bb4 | 786 (3%) | |
| 3… Bc5 | 687 (3%) | |
| 3… Bd6 | 319 (1%) | |
| 3… Qe7 | 79 (0%) |
Master games
466 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 66%, draw 10%, Black 24%). The strongest:
- GM Sveshnikov, E. (2464) – GM Alexander G Beliavsky (2540) 1/2-1/2 · Beliavsky-Sveshnikov Rapid · 2018-06-08
- GM Alexandr Fier (2563) – IM Nikita Khoroshev (2332) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 5th Oct · 2021-10-05
- GM Vladimir Zakhartsov (2485) – IM Irine Kharisma Sukandar (2386) 1-0 · Titled Tue 19th Apr Early · 2022-04-19
- IM Carissa Yip (2420) – IM Pauline Guichard (2415) 1-0 · C'Chartres Blitz Women · 2020-06-06
- IM Arif Abdul Hafiz (2442) – IM Dagur Ragnarsson (2378) 1/2-1/2 · 23rd BCC Open 2026 · 2026-04-19
Search all games of the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
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Comes from
Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6
Continuations
- Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Main Line C29 · 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5
More Vienna Game lines (all)
- Vienna Game C25
- 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: 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.