Vienna Game: Complete Guide

A flexible 1.e4 system — delayed f4 push keeps Black guessing between sharp and solid lines. Drill every main line against an adaptive engine, backed by real Lichess win rates and Stockfish evaluations.

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All 80 variations of the Vienna Game

Openings & Plans Vienna Game ECO C25 46M games Anti-Openings Vienna Game ECO C25 46M games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Nc6 ECO C25 42M games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation: Nf3 ECO C26 32M games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense: Nf3 ECO C25 32M games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Nf6 ECO C25 24M games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense ECO C25 16M games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation ECO C26 16M games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Stanley Variation ECO C26 8M games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation: Bc4 ECO C26 6M games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense: Bc4 ECO C25 6M games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation ECO C28 6M games Gambits Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit ECO C29 5M games Openings & Plans Vienna: King's Gambit ECO C29 5M games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense ECO C25 4M games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Stanley Variation: Bc5 ECO C26 4M games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Qf6 ECO C25 3M games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Bc5 ECO C25 3M games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Stanley Variation: Nc6 ECO C26 3M games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation: Nf3 ECO C28 2M games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense: Bc4 ECO C25 2M games Gambits Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit: exf4 ECO C29 1M games Openings & Plans Vienna: King's Gambit: exf4 ECO C29 1M games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation: d3 ECO C26 1M games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense: d3 ECO C25 1M games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Reversed Spanish ECO C26 1M games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense: Nf3 ECO C25 1M games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Stanley Variation: Bb4 ECO C26 1M games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense: f4 ECO C25 724K games Gambits Vienna Game: Omaha Gambit ECO C25 621K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense: d3 ECO C25 584K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation: f4 ECO C26 553K games Gambits Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Main Line ECO C29 553K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Mengarini Variation ECO C26 532K games Gambits Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit: Nc6 ECO C29 522K games Openings & Plans Vienna: King's Gambit: Nc6 ECO C29 522K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Reversed Spanish: Nf3 ECO C26 506K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation: d4 ECO C26 380K games Openings & Plans Vienna: Frankenstein-Dracula ECO C27 372K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Frankenstein-Dracula Variation ECO C27 372K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation ECO C25 333K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: d6 ECO C25 318K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation: Qf3 ECO C28 299K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Mieses Variation ECO C26 284K games Gambits Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit: d6 ECO C29 260K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Bb4 ECO C25 248K games Anti-Openings Vienna Game: c5 ECO C25 226K games Anti-Openings Vienna Game: f5 ECO C25 207K games Anti-Openings Vienna Game: a6 ECO C25 146K games Gambits Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit: Bb4 ECO C29 132K games Openings & Plans Vienna: King's Gambit: Bb4 ECO C29 132K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Reversed Spanish: a3 ECO C26 124K games Anti-Openings Vienna Game: c6 ECO C25 120K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation: d3 ECO C28 114K games Gambits Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit: Bc5 ECO C29 112K games Openings & Plans Vienna: King's Gambit: Bc5 ECO C29 112K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense: f4 ECO C25 98K games Gambits Vienna Game: Fyfe Gambit ECO C25 97K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense: g3 ECO C25 94K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Reversed Spanish: d3 ECO C26 88K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Reversed Spanish: Nd5 ECO C26 84K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense: g3 ECO C25 83K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Stanley Variation: c6 ECO C26 78K games Gambits Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit: d5 ECO C29 73K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense: Bb5 ECO C25 70K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Giraffe Attack ECO C25 49K games Anti-Openings Vienna Game: d5 ECO C25 45K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation: g3 ECO C26 37K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation: a3 ECO C28 33K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Stanley Variation: d6 ECO C26 33K games Openings & Plans Vienna: King's Gambit: d6 ECO C29 30K games Openings & Plans Vienna: King's Gambit: d5 ECO C29 30K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation: f4 ECO C28 24K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Hamppe-Meitner Variation ECO C25 23K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Stanley Variation: Nxe4 ECO C26 14K games Anti-Openings Vienna Game: g6 ECO C25 12K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation: Nge2 ECO C28 9K games Gambits Vienna Game: Philidor Countergambit ECO C25 5K games Gambits Vienna Game: Zhuravlev Countergambit ECO C25 2K games Openings & Plans Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Reversed Spanish: Nge2 ECO C26 1K games

Frequently asked questions about the Vienna Game

What is the vienna in chess?

The Vienna is a chess opening family with 80 variations covered on Chessy. Over 342 million Lichess games have reached these positions across all rating levels.