ECO C27 · Vienna Game

Vienna Game: Adams' Gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. d4

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Black to move. The arrow shows Stockfish’s best move.
Best move

6… Nxd4−0.63

Black is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Vienna Game: Adams' Gambit (C27), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. d4, Stockfish 18 recommends 6… Nxd4 for Black. Black is slightly better (−0.63).

Top engine moves

  1. −0.636… Nxd4 7. Nd5 Ne6 8. Qxe5 c6 9. Nf4 Qe7 10. Nf3 Nxf4 11. Bxf4
  2. −0.416… g6 7. Qe2 Nxd4 8. Qxe5+ Qe7 9. Bf4 Bg7 10. Qxe7+ Kxe7 11. Nd5+
  3. −0.046… exd4 7. Nd5 Ne7 8. Qe5 a5 9. Bh6 Rg8 10. a4 c6 11. Bd2

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Vienna Game: Adams' Gambit?
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. d4, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 6… Nxd4 for Black, continuing 7. Nd5 Ne6 8. Qxe5 c6 9. Nf4 Qe7 10. Nf3 Nxf4 11. Bxf4. Black is slightly better (−0.63). The next best moves are 6… g6 (−0.41) and 6… exd4 (−0.04).
Is the Vienna Game: Adams' Gambit a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −0.63: black is slightly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Vienna Game: Adams' Gambit?
C27. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; C is the volume for open games and the French Defense.

Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).