Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Main Line

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5

ECO C29

The Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Main Line is a chess opening line in the Vienna Game complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5.

It is catalogued under code C29 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move d5 is chosen by Black on move 3.

The Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Main Line 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.

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