Vienna Game

MICOS Opening Group C05.VI – Vienna Game begins with 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3. This flexible opening develops White’s queenside knight while keeping several options available for the kingside, including the advance f4 associated with the Vienna Gambit. White can pursue aggressive attacking ideas or choose quieter development, such as a kingside fianchetto with g3 and Bg2.

Black commonly responds with 2…Nf6, and the Vienna Game can lead to both positional and tactically sharp play. Some openings feature particularly complex early play, including positions reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4, while related positions can also arise through different move orders. Use the searchable table below to find openings by opening name, chess notation or MICOS code and train individual openings interactively with MICOS CAP.

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Opening NameChess NotationMICOS CodeMICOS CAP
Vienna Game1.e4 e5 2.Nc3C05.001.VI
Vienna Game: Zhuravlev Counter-Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Qg4 Nf6C05.002.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Anderssen Defence1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Bc5C05.003.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Hamppe-Meitner Attack1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Bc5 3.Na4C05.004.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Giraffe Attack1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Bc5 3.Qg4C05.005.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Omaha Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.f4C05.006.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Max Lange Defence1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6C05.007.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Stanley Meitner Mieses Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Qg4 Qf6 5.Nd5C05.008.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Stanley Bronstein Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.f4 Nxe4 5.Nf3C05.009.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Fyfe Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.d4C05.010.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Philidor Counter-Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.d4 f5C05.011.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: 2…Nc6 3.f41.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4C05.012.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Quelle Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 Bc5 4.fxe5 d6C05.013.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Steinitz Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.d4C05.014.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Steinitz Gambit: 5.Ke21.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.d4 Qh4+ 5.Ke2C05.015.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Steinitz Gambit - Fraser Minckwitz Defence1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.d4 Qh4+ 5.Ke2 b6C05.016.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Steinitz Gambit - Zukertort Defence1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.d4 Qh4+ 5.Ke2 d5C05.017.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Steinitz Gambit - Paulsen Defence1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.d4 Qh4+ 5.Ke2 d6C05.018.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Steinitz Gambit - Soerensen Defence1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.d4 Qh4+ 5.Ke2 g5C05.019.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Steinitz Gambit - Knight Attack1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3C05.020.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Cunningham Defence1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 Be7C05.021.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.Bc4 g4 6.0-0C05.022.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit: 6…gxf31.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.Bc4 g4 6.0-0 gxf3C05.023.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit - Dubois Defence1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.Bc4 g4 6.0-0 gxf3 7.Qxf3 Ne5 8.Qxf4 Qf6C05.024.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Pierce Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.d4C05.025.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Pierce Gambit - Rushmere Attack1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.d4 g4 6.Bc4 gxf3 7.0-0 d5 8.exd5 Bg4 9.dxc6C05.026.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.h4 g4 6.Ng5C05.027.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit - Alapin Defence1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.h4 g4 6.Ng5 d6C05.028.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit - Thorold Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.h4 g4 6.Ng5 h6 7.Nxf7 Kxf7 8.d4C05.029.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Paulsen Attack1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3C05.030.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Paulsen Mariotti Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 Bc5 4.Bg2 h5 5.Nf3 h4C05.031.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Paulsen Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Bc5 5.Nge2 d5C05.032.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Falkbeer Defence1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6C05.033.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Mengarini Attack1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.a3C05.034.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Stanley Attack1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4C05.035.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Stanley Attack - Reversed Spanish Defence1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Bb4C05.036.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Bishop's Vienna Defence1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Bc5C05.037.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Stanley Attack - Spielmann Attack1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3C05.038.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Stanley Attack - Eifel Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Nge2 b5C05.039.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Stanley Attack - Three Knights Defence1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6C05.040.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Stanley Attack - Hybrid Defence1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.d3C05.041.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Stanley Attack - Hromadka Attack1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.d3 Bb4 5.Ne2C05.042.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: 3…Nxe41.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4C05.043.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Stanley Attack - Monster Declined1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Qh5 Nd6 5.Bb3 Be7C05.044.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Stanley Attack - Alekhine Attack1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Qh5 Nd6 5.Bb3 Be7 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Nxe5C05.045.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Adams Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Qh5 Nd6 5.Bb3 Nc6 6.d4C05.046.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Stanley Attack - Frankenstein-Dracula Defence1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Qh5 Nd6 5.Bb3 Nc6 6.Nb5 g6 7.Qf3 f5 8.Qd5 Qe7 9.Nxc7+ Kd8 10.Nxa8 b6C05.047.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: 3.f41.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4C05.048.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: 3…d51.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5C05.049.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Steinitz Attack1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.d3C05.050.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Modern Attack1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.d3C05.051.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Wurzburger Trap1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.d3 Qh4+ 6.g3 Nxg3 7.Nf3 Qh5 8.Nxd5C05.052.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Breyer Defence1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Nf3 Be7C05.053.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Kaufmann Attack1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Qe2C05.054.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Paulsen Attack1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Qf3C05.055.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Bardeleben Defence1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Qf3 f5C05.056.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Gambit: Heyde Attack1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Qf3 f5 6.d4C05.057.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Mieses Attack1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3C05.058.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Paulsen - Pollock Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 Bc5 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.Nge2 d5 6.exd5C05.059.VIExplore ▶
Vienna Game: Mieses - Erben Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.exd5 c6C05.060.VIExplore ▶

Sub GroupsChess NotationMICOS CAP
Vienna Game (C05.VI)
85. Vienna Gambit with 2…Nc61.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4C05.012.VI 🖥️
86. Vienna Gambit with 2…Nf61.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4C05.048.VI 🖥️

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