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Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit

Andreikin–Hammer, World Junior Championship 2008 · Rapport–Abdusattorov, Tata Steel Masters 2023 · 7:48 · ECO C29

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Game 1: Dmitry Andreikin (2604) vs Jon Ludvig Hammer (2494)

World Junior Championship 2008, 13 August 2008 · White won (1-0) · 48 moves

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Key moments

  1. 4.fxe5The first move after the opening line0:23
  2. 24...Rxg3The queens come off1:52
  3. 27...f5The evaluation moves from +0.09 to +1.732:06
  4. 43...Rh2The evaluation moves from +1.04 to +5.06, and White stays more than two pawns ahead from here3:26
  5. 45...Kf8The evaluation moves from +5.82 to +8.513:36
  6. 48.Rb8#White wins after 48 moves3:49

Evaluation

Above the line, White is better; below it, Black. Scores are in pawns, capped at five either way.

Game 2: Richard Rapport (2740) vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2713)

Tata Steel Masters 2023, 14 January 2023 · Black won (0-1) · 47 moves

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Key moments

  1. 4.fxe5The first move after the opening line4:12
  2. 24...Nxh2The queens come off5:40
  3. 44.Rf8+The evaluation moves from −1.07 to −4.68, and Black stays more than two pawns ahead from here7:18
  4. 45...Kd3The evaluation moves from −5.13 to −5.797:25
  5. 47...Kc2Black wins after 47 moves7:35

Evaluation

Above the line, White is better; below it, Black. Scores are in pawns, capped at five either way.

About these games

After 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6, the move 3.f4 is a King's Gambit idea with the knight already on c3: White attacks e5 and hopes to open the f-file. Black's standard reply 3...d5 strikes back in the centre at once. After 4.fxe5 Nxe4, White has a pawn wedge on e5 and a half-open f-file, while Black has a centralised knight on e4 and free development.

Andreikin–Hammer reached the line by transposition. After 5.Nf3 and 6.Qe2, White answered 6...Nxc3 with 7.dxc3, and both sides castled queenside. Black's 13...d4 opened lines and simplified, and the queens came off with 24...Rxg3, leaving a level rook-and-bishop ending at +0.28. The turning point was 27...f5, which moved the score from +0.09 to +1.73. White's rook and bishop then attacked the black king. After 43...Rh2 the evaluation jumped to +5.06, and White's g-pawn advanced. White won with 48.Rb8#.

In Rapport–Abdusattorov, White chose 5.Qf3, and Black replied 5...f5 to support the e4 knight. After 7.bxc3 d4, Black held a space advantage and castled queenside, while the white king stayed on d1. Unlike Game 1, Black's centre pawn on d4 restrained White. By 23...Nxf3 the score was −1.14. The queens came off with 24...Nxh2, leading to a long rook ending. Black's passed b-pawn decided it: at 44.Rf8+ the evaluation moved from −1.07 to −4.68. Black won after 47...Kc2.

Chapters

  1. 0:00Introduction and the opening line
  2. 0:10Game 1: Andreikin vs Hammer, World Junior Championship 2008
  3. 3:58Game 2: Rapport vs Abdusattorov, Tata Steel Masters 2023

The opening line

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5

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