Puzzles from the Vienna Game
Rating 1032Black to move. Find the best move.
Puzzle
Black to move. Find the best move.
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Opening
Vienna Game
White develops the queen’s knight first and keeps the f-pawn free to advance. It can stay quiet or turn into a kind of King’s Gambit.
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3
- Chosen by White
- 3,867 puzzles
- Average rating 1413
The position after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3
What Vienna Game puzzles look like
Counted from 3,867 puzzlesThe fork is the most common tactic in Vienna Game puzzles, in 15% of them. 37% end in checkmate. The average puzzle rating is 1413.
Most common tactics
Ideas in the Vienna Game
- The f4 pushWhite often plays f4 to open the f-file for the rook.
- Control of d5The knight on c3 makes it harder for Black to free the game with ...d5.
- Quick attacks on f7With Bc4 and Qh5 or Qf3, f7 comes under early fire.