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C299 plies · black to move

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Paulsen Attack

The Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Paulsen Attack is a chess opening classified under ECO code C29 in the Open Games & French Defense family, beginning with 1.e4 e5 or 1.e4 e6, including the Italian Game, Ruy Lopez, and French Defense. It is reached after 5 moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Qf3. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black n
Black b
Black q
Black k
Black b
Black r
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
6
5
Black p
White p
4
Black n
3
White n
White q
2
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
1a
White r
b
c
White b
d
e
White k
f
White b
g
White n
h
White r

Resulting Position