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Opening· 11 plies

Vienna Game: Adams' Gambit

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO C27), reached after 11 half-moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. d4.

Vienna Game: Adams' Gambit ECO C27
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About this opening

Vienna Game: Adams' Gambit is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code C27. ECO group C (C00–C99) covers open games (1.e4 e5) and the French Defence, including the Ruy Lopez, Italian, Scotch and King's Gambit. This particular variation is reached after 11 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. d4.

It belongs to the Vienna Game family. Within that family this is a sub-variation (the Adams' Gambit line).

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.e4 e5, 2.Nc3 Nf6, 3.Bc4 Nxe4, 4.Qh5 Nd6, 5.Bb3 Nc6, 6.d4. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.