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Vienna Game

Heyde Variation

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  1. 1.e4e5
  2. 2.Nc3Nf6
  3. 3.f4d5
  4. 4.fxe5Nxe4
  5. 5.Qf3f5
  6. 6.d4

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A rarely played Vienna Game line in which White meets the central knight with 5. Qf3 and, after 5...f5, reinforces the e5-pawn with 6. d4.

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About the Heyde Variation

The Heyde Variation is a branch of the Falkbeer line of the Vienna Game. After 4...Nxe4, White plays 5. Qf3, which deals with the threat of ...Qh4+ and threatens to win a pawn with Nxe4 dxe4 Qxe4. Black answers 5...f5 to support the knight on e4. White then plays 6. d4, backing up the advanced e5-pawn. The e- and f-files are half-open, and the line is seldom seen in practice.

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