Vienna Game: Pierce Gambit, Rushmere Attack

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.d4 g4 6.Bc4 gxf3 7.O-O d5 8.exd5 Bg4 9.dxc6

ECO C25

The Vienna Game: Pierce Gambit, Rushmere Attack is a chess opening line in the Vienna Game complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.d4 g4 6.Bc4 gxf3 7.O-O d5 8.exd5 Bg4 9.dxc6.

It is catalogued under code C25 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move dxc6 is chosen by White on move 9.

The Vienna Game: Pierce Gambit, Rushmere Attack is a line of the Vienna Game. The Vienna Game is a chess opening that begins 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3. Read the complete Vienna Game guide: what it is, how to reach it, its main variations, how to play against it, and its history.

More ECO C25 openings

• Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense — 1.e4
• Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Cunningham Defense — 1.e4
• Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit — 1.e4
• Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit — 1.e4
• Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Knight Variation — 1.e4
• Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Pierce Gambit — 1.e4

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