| Dec-01-02 | | PVS: This is the first opening I learned by name. I found it in a book of chess traps and then looked it up in MCO. It almost always worked against players rated 1200-1400 or so. When I became a candidate master I would still dust it off now and then when I got sick of the Scotch Game. By the way, I am old enough that I played the Scotch Game a few years before Kasparov revived it. |
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| Dec-01-02 | | pawntificator: Could you find an example game with the trap in it? A candidate master!! For goodness sakes! I think I would have given up everything to pursue chess if I had been you. |
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| Dec-01-02 | | PVS: Take a look at Pollock vs Bird 1895, it involves the same set-up, the key is the white queen capturing the rook on a8. |
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| Sep-14-03 | | Sylvester: Hey ksadler! You were suggesting the opening of the day! I am checking it out. Thanks. |
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| Apr-19-04 | | Vischer: The picture doesn't match the notation, Chessgames.com |
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| Aug-21-04 | | tintin: <chessgames.com>- have you noticed <Vischer>'s comment pointing out that there should be no pawn on d5. It would be helpful to fix it to avoid confusing people. |
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| Aug-21-04 | | mack: I love the Vienna Gambit. It allows white to shuffle his king about quite safely, and will be very well positioned if a queen exchange is brought about. |
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| Sep-23-04 | | Giancarlo: 3..d5 is a very good follow up by black. It allows him to attack the center and open lines for both bishops. I think it is a good way to decline the Viena. I also find the Vieena to be quite exctining to play, even though I'm not a regular on it. There are many tactical possiblities. The games are less drawn then won, which is always good. It is a very good opening as Spielmann shows in his games. |
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| Mar-07-05 | | Granite: A very enjoyable gambit that gives white a lot of the same ideas in the kings gambit but without as much danger. I've found this to be a formidable weapon against many opponents. |
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| Jun-10-05 | | condor: When I have to face the Vienna gambit as black I like to play 4...d5 5 fxe5 Nxe4 5 d3 Bb4! which leads to 6 dxe4 Qh4+ 7 Ke2 Bxc3 8 bxc3 Bg4+ 9 Nf3 dxe4. I should mention that the Vienna is really just for the cowards who are too scared to play the King's gambit and so throw away white's opening advantage. |
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| Mar-01-06 | | DeepBlade: <condor> I agree, the Vienna is dead even. The King's gambit is the real opening to play. It is my trusted weapon for many years, and I use it agains unknown players to estimate his skills. To push it to the limit, I also play the Double Muzio. If my opponent plays a weak move I can exploit it immediatly, but solid (endgame) players, some kind of Tigran style, have a big plus against me. |
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| Mar-20-06 | | TheKid: <Vienna is dead even> I'm actually leaning towards this opening instead of the Spanish or Guico Piano. Many people know some lines, but not many, and it's an effective tool against theoretical players, which are popping up more and more. |
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| Mar-20-06 | | CapablancaFan: The Vienna Gambit is a tricky opening. I would'nt reccomend playing it unless you are familiar with all variations surrounding this opening. |
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| Oct-23-06 | | crptone: Anyone know what the "Wurzburger trap" is? |
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| Oct-23-06 | | Resignation Trap: <crptone> The so-called "Wurzburger Trap" goes 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.d3 Qh4+ 6.g3 Nxg3 7.Nf3 Qh5 8.Nxd5! For a severe example, see: Sax vs P Petran, 1973 . |
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| Jun-08-08 | | offtherook: Opening of the Day 6/8/08. I was very excited a little over a year ago when I "discovered" this opening on my own and thought I had developed something really cool, sort of like a King's Gambit but not necessarily as risky. Then I found out it was a real opening, looked at the theory, and saw that it ended up looking like a Falkbeer, which I hate. So, back to the REAL King's Gambit, and the Muzio whenever possible. |
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| Jun-08-08 | | Akavall: <offtherook> <Then I found out it was a real opening, looked at the theory, and saw that it ended up looking like a Falkbeer, which I hate.> The middlegame is not really that similar. The the biggest difference is that in Vienna black knight is already on f6 and doesn't allow the queen to go to h4, and therefore white can play fxe5, which makes the resulting pawn structure different. |
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| Jun-08-08 | | offtherook: <Akavail> Yes, I guess that's true. Still, I just don't like the "feel" of the Vienna Gambit. Sometimes I'll play 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nxe4 4. Bxb7 etc for a nice version of the Frankenstein-Dracula. It doesn't generally give any advantage, but there are a few cheap traps and it can be fun, plus catching people off guard with such a rare opening often lets me come out at least with an extra pawn or two. |
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| Jul-24-08 | | WarmasterKron: I prefer the King's Gambit, but here's a game of mine from a thematic Vienna Gambit tourney: Kron (1400) - NN (1577)
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 Bd6
5. d4 g5 6. e5 Bb4 7. Bc4 d5 8. exd6 cxd6
9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 h6 11. d5 Ne5 12. Nxe5 dxe5
13. Ba3 Nf6 14. Bb5+ Bd7 15. Bxd7+ Nxd7 16. Qf3 b6
17. c4 Nc5 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. Rab1 O-O 20. Qh5 Kh7
21. Rfd1 Rb8 22. Rxb8 Qxb8 23. Qf3 Qb2 24. Qe4+ Kg7
25. d6 Rd8 26. d7 Qa3 27. Qxe5+ Kg6 28. Rd6+ Kh7
29. Qf6 Qc1+ 30. Kf2 Qxc2+ 31. Kf3 g4+ 32. Kxg4 Qxg2+ 33. Kxf4 Qxh2+ 34. Ke4 Qe2+ 35. Kd5 Qd2+ 36. Kc6 Qg5 37. Qxg5 hxg5 38. Kc7 Rxd7+ 39. Rxd7 Kg6 40. Kc6 f5
41. Rd6+ Kh5 42. Rf6 f4 43. Kd5 Kg4 44. Ke4 Kg3
45. Rf5 Kg4 46. Rxc5 Kh4 47. Rf5 Kg4 48. c5 1-0 (Black resigned) 
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| Apr-24-09 | | Fanacas: isent 4.d3 the steinitz variation a playable option?. Becous you rarerly see it in opening books today. |
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| Aug-11-09 | | muwatalli: what is the recommended line for white after 1 e4 e5 2 nc3 nf6 3 f4 d5 4 exd5 nxd5? i've been studying the opening a bit and this line seems strong for black. is this line why many people prefer the fxe5 lines? thanks in advance |
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Feb-04-12
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Vienna Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.♘c3 ♘f6 3.f4
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Jun-02-19
 | | OhioChessFan: 15 years on, and the picture is still wrong... |
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