Grandmaster Marian Petrov has released his first free Short & Sweet course on the Vienna Game.
This classical opening beloved by the greats of the romantic era of chess has been rendered into a bitesize 20 trainable variations to learn.
Short & Sweet is our exclusive series of boiled down starter repertoires. It brings you the core lines to get you started on a new opening.
The Vienna Game in just 20 core lines!
The Vienna Game, with the mainline 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 is a surprise weapon that few Black players prepare for. And at 20 lines, it is incredibly easy-to-grasp.
GM Petrov, a two-time Bulgarian champion, has four main reasons for choosing this opening:
🎻 it is easy to learn;
🎻 it is easy to understand;
🎻 it gives White lots of attacking chances;
🎻 it's a sharp, surprise weapon;
🎻 it is very uncommon, especially at club level.Short & Sweet is a basic intro but our Bulgarian GM's complete
The Vienna Game: Rekindled repertoire is also available on Chessable. If you like this, then check that out too!
Learn the Vienna Game step-by-step as GM Petrov guides you through his choices, giving you an overview of structures and practical play within the opening.