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Vienna Game

Stanley Variation, Bronstein Gambit

C28gambitoffbeataggressive

  1. 1.e4e5
  2. 2.Nc3Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4Nf6
  4. 4.f4Nxe4
  5. 5.Nf3
80 games51%44%

Vienna Game gambit in which White plays 4. f4, lets Black take on e4 and continues 5. Nf3, giving a pawn for development; rare and dubious.

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About the Bronstein Gambit

The Bronstein Gambit arises from the Three Knights Variation of the Stanley Variation when White plays 4. f4 and, after 4...Nxe4, leaves the knight on e4 and continues 5. Nf3, developing and pressing against e5. White is a pawn down, and the engine judges that Black holds a clear advantage. The most common reply by far is 5...Nxc3, while 5...d5 and 5...Nd6 are rarer. The gambit is seldom seen.

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