Viennese variant
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Position after 3. Nb1 – c3 Ng8 – f6 4. Ng1 – f3 d5xc4 5. e2 – e4 Bf8 – b4 6. Bc1 – g5 c7 – c5
The Viennese variant is an opening in the game of chess , which is part of the Queen's Gambit and therefore belongs to the closed games .
It develops from the Rejected Queen's Gambit or from the Nimzo-Indian by changing trains . In the opening system of the ECO codes , it is classified under the key D39 .
The Viennese variant arises after 1. d2 – d4 d7 – d5 2. c2 – c4 e7 – e6 3. Nb1 – c3 Ng8 – f6 4. Ng1 – f3 d5xc4 5. e2 – e4 Bf8 – b4 6. Bc1 – g5 c7– c5 .
The move order is more mandatory 3. Ng1 – f3 Ng8 – f6 4. Bc1 – g5 Bf8 – b4 + 5. Nb1 – c3 d5xc4 6. e2 – e4 c7 – c5.
The modern continuation is 7. Bf1xc4 c5xd4 8. Nf3xd4 Bb4xc3 + 9. b2xc3 Qd8 – a5.
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Position after 7. Bf1xc4 c5xd4 8. Nf3xd4 Bb4xc3 + 9. b2xc3 Qd8 – a5
7. e4 – e5 is the alternative. It forces the unclear piece sacrifice c5xd4 8. Qd1 – a4 + Nb8 – c6 9. 0–0–0 Bc8 – d7 10. Nc3 – e4 Bb4 – e7 11. e5xf6 g7xf6.
Earlier deviations in the 5th train are also possible, e.g. B. with 5. e2 – e3, followed by 6. a2 – a4 or 6. Bf1xc4 with a quieter game as in the assumed Queen's Gambit .
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Position after 7. e4 – e5 c5xd4 8. Qd1 – a4 + Nb8 – c6 9. 0–0–0 Bc8 – d7 10. Nc3 – e4 Bb4 – e7 11. e5xf6 g7xf6
literature
- Rolf Schwarz : The classic ladies' gambit 3 . Verlag Das Schach-Archiv, Hamburg 1972.
- Ludek Pachmann : The Queen's Gambit: Successful Opening Theory for Practice TML Bookstore, Amazon
- Lev Polugajewski : Queen's Gambit - Orthodox System to Viennese Variation (Modern Opening Theory 20)