At 600, the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit scores 58.1% for White across 6,040 games. That is one of the strongest results of any opening at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 33.3% include an early material blunder (15 games at 600).
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Vienna GameVienna Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4
A line for White. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.
- Win rate, White
- 58.1%58.0%57.4%55.3%
- Band 600, n = 6,040Band 1000, n = 34,510Band 1400, n = 26,112Band 1800, n = 42,560
- Blunder rate
- 33.3%52.2%59.3%58.0%
- Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
- Tier
- SABB
- White, band 600White, band 1000White, band 1400White, band 1800
- Share of games
- 0.1%0.2%0.2%0.2%
- Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
| Band | White | Draw | Black | Blunder | Book exit | Games | Tier |
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| 600 | 58.1% | 3.2% | 38.7% | 33.3% | ply 5.0 | 6,040 | S |
| 1000 | 58.0% | 3.1% | 38.8% | 52.2% | ply 5.0 | 34,510 | A |
| 1400 | 57.4% | 3.1% | 39.6% | 59.3% | ply 5.0 | 26,112 | B |
| 1800 | 55.3% | 3.9% | 40.9% | 58.0% | ply 5.0 | 42,560 | B |
Results by band
What it actually does, band by band.
All four bands are on the page. The one matching your rating is marked. Nothing here is averaged across bands.
At 1000, the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit scores 58.0% for White across 34,510 games. That is comfortably above average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 52.2% include an early material blunder (69 games at 1000).
At 1400, the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit scores 57.4% for White across 26,112 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 59.3% include an early material blunder (54 games at 1400).
At 1800, the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit scores 55.3% for White across 42,560 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 58.0% include an early material blunder (50 games at 1800).
Questions
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At 600, the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit scores 58.1% for White across 6,040 games. That is one of the strongest results of any opening at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 33.3% include an early material blunder (15 games at 600).
At 1000, the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit scores 58.0% for White across 34,510 games. That is comfortably above average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 52.2% include an early material blunder (69 games at 1000).
The Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit (C29) is a line for White. The main line runs 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4.