Opening for White· Beginner
The Vienna Game
1.e4 e5Chapter 1
“Black answers e5. Now the Vienna move: Nc3, which keeps your f-pawn free to push.”
The Vienna for White in eight short chapters: the Vienna Gambit with 3.f4 and its main line, two traps that win Black's queen, and an answer to 2...Nc6 and 2...Bc5.
8
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26 min
lesson material
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What Black plays, and what you learn
Black's moveGamesLines in the course
2...Nc639%2 lines
2...Nf631%5 lines
2...d610%—
2...Bc59%1 line
2...Bb43%—
2...c63%—
Othersf5, d5, Qf6, a65%—
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Chapters
8
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Duration
26 min
Narrated coach
Straight to the branch
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Being recorded: every line of the opening, narrated.
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8 chapters · 26 min- 13.f4 d5: the main line2...Nf6 3.f4 d54 min
- 23...exf4: the knight goes home3...exf4 4.e5 Ng84 min
- 34...Qe7: trap the queen4...Qe7 5.Qe2 Ng83 min
- 43...d6: the calm reply3...d6 4.Nf3 Nc63 min
- 53...Nc6: chase the knights3...Nc6 4.fxe5 Nxe53 min
- 62...Nc6: the calm Vienna2...Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf63 min
- 73...Bc5: the queen jumps to g43...Bc5 4.Qg4 Qf63 min
- 82...Bc5: open the centre2...Bc5 3.Nf3 d63 min