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Vienna Game: Mieses Variation

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1.e4e52.Nc3Nf63.g3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Vienna Game: Mieses Variation391k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
27%105k43%
24%92k40%
17%67k48%
15%60k43%
5.7%22k44%
4.3%17k40%
2.6%10.0k41%
1.4%5.5k39%
1.2%4.9k39%
0.4%1.7k37%
Famous games in this line2.3k master games
Mamedyarov, S. (2801) – Giri, A. (2782)2018½–½Li Chao2 (2755) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2801)2016½–½Nakamura, Hi (2780) – Topalov, V. (2749)20171–0So, W. (2753) – Keymer, Vincent (2776)20251–0Mamedyarov, S. (2764) – Dominguez Perez, L. (2763)20191–0Andreikin, D. (2712) – Kramnik, V. (2812)2017½–½Mamedyarov, S. (2757) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2760)20141–0Mamedyarov, S. (2764) – Karjakin, Sergey (2750)20191–0
Heroes of this opening Mamedyarov, S. · Nakamura, Hi · So, W.
Family
Vienna Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C26
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3
FianchettoClassical
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Vienna's coffee-house masters of the 19th century loved 2.Nc3: it keeps every King's Gambit dream alive while dodging Black's best-prepared replies. The Vienna Gambit lines (3.f4) still score brutally in club chess — same fire, one move of patience.

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