ECO C29 · Vienna Game

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Wurzburger Trap

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Qh4+ 6. g3 Nxg3 7. Nf3 Qh5 8. Nxd5

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

8… Bg40.00

The position is roughly equal. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Wurzburger Trap (C29), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Qh4+ 6. g3 Nxg3 7. Nf3 Qh5 8. Nxd5, Stockfish 18 recommends 8… Bg4 for Black. The position is roughly equal (0.00).

Top engine moves

  1. 0.008… Bg4 9. Bg2 Nxh1 10. Nxc7+ Kd8 11. Nxa8 Nc6 12. d4 f6 13. Be3
  2. 0.008… Nxh1 9. Nxc7+ Kd8 10. Nxa8 Nc6 11. Bg2 Bg4 12. d4 f6 13. Be3
  3. +0.698… Bb4+ 9. c3 Nxh1 10. Nxc7+ Kd8 11. Nxa8 Be7 12. Bg2 Nc6 13. d4

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Wurzburger Trap?
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Qh4+ 6. g3 Nxg3 7. Nf3 Qh5 8. Nxd5, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 8… Bg4 for Black, continuing 9. Bg2 Nxh1 10. Nxc7+ Kd8 11. Nxa8 Nc6 12. d4 f6 13. Be3. The position is roughly equal (0.00). The next best moves are 8… Nxh1 (0.00) and 8… Bb4+ (+0.69).
Is the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Wurzburger Trap a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at 0.00: the position is roughly equal. 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: Vienna Gambit, Wurzburger Trap?
C29. 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+).