BRILLIANT Vienna Attack
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3#It was a random 10+0 game i played on chess.com while trying to regain some of my lost rating. I got White against a lower-rated opponent and as always opened with 1.e4. Against e5 I chose 2.Nc3 over 2.d4, as in OTB games I feel like the Vienna is harder to prepare for, so i want to get some practice in.
We got a pretty standard position, where if I'm allowed I want to play d4–Bd3 and start a kingside attack. Black's main counterplay comes from the c5 push right now, or c5 break later on
Black immediately goes wrong with 6...Nc6 allowing me a dominant centre with no downside. 8...Ne7 is an interesting attempt at trying to fix earlier mistake, but it can be punished by 9.Nh3–Ng5 which I missed. But the knight on e2 is still quite good, as it can quickly reroute to f5 monitoring Black's weak g7 square, forcing them to castle. Which means it's time to start an attack!
Not much more to say, a very quick, very pretty game that I hope you enjoyed watching as much as I enjoyed playing it! Study link
