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Vienna Game: Heyde Variation

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Overview

Vienna Game: Heyde Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C29.

The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.

It begins with 11 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Qf3 f5 6. d4 to reach the canonical position.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Bardeleben Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.

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ECO code
C29
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
11
Parent
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Bardeleben Variation

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