Vienna Game: Pierce Gambit, Rushmere Attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. d4 g4 6. Bc4 gxf3 7. O-O d5 8. exd5 Bg4 9. dxc6
9… f2+−1.79
Black is clearly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Vienna Game: Pierce Gambit, Rushmere Attack (C25), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. d4 g4 6. Bc4 gxf3 7. O-O d5 8. exd5 Bg4 9. dxc6, Stockfish 18 recommends 9… f2+ for Black. Black is clearly better (−1.79).
Top engine moves
- −1.799… f2+ 10. Rxf2 Bxd1 11. Bxf4 Bg4 12. cxb7 Rb8 13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 14. Bxc7+
- +1.169… bxc6 10. gxf3 Bh3 11. Re1+ Ne7 12. Bxf4 Bh6 13. Bg3 Kf8 14. Qd3
- +1.169… b5 10. Qe1+ Ne7 11. Qe5 bxc4 12. Nb5 Bg7 13. Qxg7 Rg8 14. Qe5
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Vienna Game: Pierce Gambit, Rushmere Attack?
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. d4 g4 6. Bc4 gxf3 7. O-O d5 8. exd5 Bg4 9. dxc6, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 9… f2+ for Black, continuing 10. Rxf2 Bxd1 11. Bxf4 Bg4 12. cxb7 Rb8 13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 14. Bxc7+. Black is clearly better (−1.79). The next best moves are 9… bxc6 (+1.16) and 9… b5 (+1.16).
Is the Vienna Game: Pierce Gambit, Rushmere Attack a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −1.79: black is clearly 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: Pierce Gambit, Rushmere Attack?
C25. 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+).