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Chess Openings - Vienna Game
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Previous position

Vienna Game

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3

3.Bc4 Nxe4

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Qh5 Nd6 5.Bb3 Nc6 6.Nb5 g6 7.Qf3 f5 8.Qd5 Qe7

Black sacrifices the Rook on a8 in exchange for better development and a strong center.

3.Bc4 Nc6

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.d3 Bb4

3.f4

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

Example game(s)

1940 Moscow Konstantinopolsky A. - Keres P. C29
1958 Prague Koch - Sefc C27

(Back to initial position.)