Vienna Game: Adams' Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Qh5 Nd6 5.Bb3 Nc6 6.d4 · ECO C27 · Black to move

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What Vienna Game: Adams' Gambit puts on the board

Black has a one-pawn material edge; black is to move.

White has central pawns on d4; Black has central pawns on e5.

White can still castle either side; Black can still castle either side.

The e-file is half-open for White, giving that side a natural pressure lane.

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