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

ECO C29

The Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Wurzburger Trap 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.d3 Qh4+ 6.g3 Nxg3 7.Nf3 Qh5 8.Nxd5.

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

The defining move Nxd5 is chosen by White on move 8.

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