He introduced the Falkbeer Countergambit, still considered one of the main lines in the King's Gambit Declined. Legacy įalkbeer is more famous for his contributions to chess theory than for his individual play. He returned to Vienna in 1864, later writing a chess column in Neue Illustrierte Zeitung from 1877 to 1885. At the Birmingham 1858 knockout tournament he beat Saint-Amant in round two (+2 −1), but lost in the round four final to Johann Löwenthal (+1 −3 =4) to finish second.įalkbeer edited a chess column for The Sunday Times from April 1857 to November 1859. He went to London where he played two matches against Henry Bird. Two years later, in January 1855, he started the first Austrian chess magazine, Wiener Schachzeitung, which lasted only a few months. In 1853 Falkbeer was allowed to return to Vienna. He played chess with German masters Adolf Anderssen and Jean Dufresne in Leipzig, Berlin, Dresden, and Bremen. During the European Revolutions of 1848, he fled Vienna for Germany. Falkbeer moved to Vienna to study law, but ended up becoming a journalist. Was an Austrian chess master and journalist.įalkbeer was born in Brünn, a town that in 1819 belonged to Habsburg Austria, and which today is known as Brno in the Czech Republic. Black's last move also helps them play the d7-d5 push if White plays the Vienna Gambit (discussed shortly).Ernst Karl Falkbeer (J– December 14, 1885) Black develops a knight and puts pressure on the white e4-pawn. Falkbeer Variationīlack's most popular response to the Vienna game is the Falkbeer Variation, which starts after 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6. Black has three main responses to the Vienna on their second move: 3.Nf6, 3.Nc6, and 3.Bc5. For this reason, it is also not heavy in theory. The Vienna Game is not as common or as old as other 1.e4 openings. It blocks the c-pawn, making c2-c3 to prepare the d2-d4 push more difficult.It puts less immediate pressure on Black.White has strategically clear formations.I believe Blacks easiest and most critical reply is just 3. It is less theoretical than the Spanish or Italian openings My experience comes from the White side of the board.The core of the repertoire is to playas White the Scotch Gambit.
It also gives you somealternatives if for some reason youdont like my first choice. The starting position of the Vienna Game. 1 - 2 - 3 - Introduction This booklet gives you a repertoireto play when you are starting out inchess. It also keeps the d1-h5 diagonal open for the queen, which can go to f3 or h5. White's second move allows for a quick f2-f4 pawn-push. Instead of the more common 2.Nf3, White chooses to develop the queenside knight. The Vienna Game starts after the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3. The Vienna is also suitable for more experienced players, with GMs like Viswanathan Anand and Alexander Shabalov among the players who have played it. The Vienna Gambit is a delayed version of the King's Gambit, played after 1. Because of this, it can be an excellent weapon for beginners to catch their opponents by surprise.
Compared to other 1.e4 openings, the Vienna is much less common but theoretically sound. Chapter 1: Max Lange Vienna Hybrid: Main Line Vienna Hybrid: 3. The Vienna Game is a 1.e4 opening for White.
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