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C25

Vienna Game: Pierce Gambit, Rushmere Attack

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Overview

Vienna Game: Pierce Gambit, Rushmere Attack belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO C25, Open Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.

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

It is reached after 17 plies of play, with the move sequence 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.

The line refines Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Pierce Gambit, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
C25
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
17
Parent
Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Pierce Gambit

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