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Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Spielmann Attack

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1.e4e52.Nc3Nf63.Bc4Bc54.d3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Spielmann Attack1.5M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
28%411k45%
25%369k45%
19%280k46%
12%183k45%
9.6%141k49%
2%30k39%
1.6%23k44%
0.8%11k25%
0.5%6.9k37%
0.2%2.4k46%
Famous games in this line660 master games
Caruana, F. (2811) – Anand, V. (2797)2015½–½Firouzja, Alireza (2759) – Carlsen, M.. (2847)20211–0Caruana, F. (2799) – Grischuk, A. (2782)20170–1Caruana, F. (2799) – Grischuk, A. (2782)20171–0Aronian, L. (2785) – Caruana, F. (2781)20221–0Aronian, L. (2785) – So, W. (2778)2022½–½Aronian, L. (2765) – Caruana, F. (2786)20221–0Morozevich, Alexander (2750) – Anand, Viswanathan (2788)2009½–½
Heroes of this opening Aronian, L. · Firouzja, Alireza · Grischuk, A. · Caruana, F.
Family
Bishop's Opening
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C26
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3
AggressiveClassical
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