Vienna Variation
Black's complete intermediate repertoire in the Vienna Variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4). Seven drills cover the 6.Bxc4 main line with ...c5, the 6.Bg5 pin counter, the 6.e5 push, the 7.Bxe6 sacrifice, the quiet 6...Nbd7 system, the 6.Qa4+ check sideline, and the modern 7.e5 push.
The Vienna Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4) flips the Queen's Gambit Declined upside down — instead of defending d5, Black grabs the c4 pawn and pins on b4 to invite forcing complications. This pack drills the seven essential paths: the 6.Bxc4 classical mainline with ...c5 and the famous ...Qa5 / ...Nxe4 motifs, the sharp 6.Bg5 with the ...Qxc3+ / ...Qxc4+ double-check tactic, the central 6.e5 push answered by ...Ne4, the speculative 7.Bxe6 sacrifice, the quiet ...Nbd7 / ...b6 system, the 6.Qa4+ check sideline, and the modern 7.e5 with the ...Nd5 jump. Thirty exam positions sharpen the pin-and-counter-pin tactics, the central ...c5 / ...cxd4 timing, and the knight rerouting that makes the Vienna a fully respected tournament weapon for Black.