Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Paulsen Attack

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Qf3

ECO C29

The Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Paulsen Attack is a chess opening line in the Vienna Game complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Qf3.

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

The defining move Qf3 is chosen by White on move 5.

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This position is covered in the Vienna Gambit course: a GM-authored repertoire you study move by move, then practice against a human-like AI opponent.

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