Openings · plays White
The Vienna Game
Develop the queen's knight, then unleash f4 with everything ready: a King's Gambit with the safety catch on. Attacking chess that is easy to learn and hard to meet.
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The lines
The Vienna Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Be7 6. d4 O-O 7. Bd3 f5 8. exf6 Bxf6
The Quiet Vienna (3.Bc4)
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Ne2 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. O-O
The Fianchetto (3.g3)
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 d6 5. Nge2 Nf6 6. O-O O-O
vs 2...Bc5
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. d3 Nc6 6. O-O O-O
How this guide is made: the lines and explanations come from the authored Strong Squares repertoire curriculum. Automated checks verify legal move sequences and required teaching fields. Independent chess-editor approval remains a private-preview release gate. Read the teaching method.