Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio, Dubois Variation is a chess opening with the ECO code C25, part of the Vienna Game family. It goes 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O gxf3 7. Qxf3 Ne5 8. Qxf4 Qf6. White opens with 1. e4 (the king's pawn) and Black answers 1... e5. After 16 moves it is White to move. After the last move Black is 2 points ahead in material. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.
The moves
1. e4 – White plays the pawn to e4
1... e5 – Black plays the pawn to e5
2. Nc3 – White plays the knight to c3
2... Nc6 – Black plays the knight to c6
3. f4 – White plays the pawn to f4
3... exf4 – Black captures on f4 with the e-pawn
4. Nf3 – White plays the knight to f3
4... g5 – Black plays the pawn to g5
5. Bc4 – White plays the bishop to c4
5... g4 – Black plays the pawn to g4
6. O-O – White castles kingside
6... gxf3 – Black captures on f3 with the g-pawn
The line goes on for 4 more moves; the lesson shows them all.
About the Vienna Game
After 1.e4 e5, White plays 2.Nc3 instead of Nf3. It keeps the f-pawn free, so White can later play f4 like a King's Gambit.
The Vienna Gambit f4 aims to open the f-file for an attack.
Bc4 with Qh5 or Qf3 tricks targets f7; beginners must watch out.
Black's best answers are ...Nf6 with ...d5, hitting the centre fast.
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