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Vienna Game: Mieses Variation, Erben Gambit

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1.e4e52.Nc3Nf63.g3d54.exd5c6
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Vienna Game: Mieses Variation, Erben Gambit1.2k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
67%79651%
27%32348%
2.1%2550%
1.7%2025%
0.7%850%
0.7%888%
0.2%2100%
0.2%20%
0.2%250%
0.1%10%
Famous games in this line29 master games
Mamedov, Rau (2709) – Grischuk, A. (2772)20170–1Tomczak, J. (2625) – Ganguly, S. (2644)20210–1Savchenko, B. (2576) – Smirnov, P. (2574)20191–0Geider, Frank (2480) – Repp, Heinrich (2518)2021½–½Hoang Canh Huan (2391) – Smirnov, P. (2595)20161–0Alexakis, Dimitris (2448) – Shuvalova, Polina (2455)20241–0Iljiushenok, I. (2547) – Zakaryan, David (2307)20230–1Whelan, Hugh (2432) – Iermito, Sebastián (2419)2024½–½
Heroes of this opening Grischuk, A. · Ganguly, S. · Savchenko, B. · Hoang Canh Huan
Family
Vienna Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C26
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 c6
GambitFianchettoClassical
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From the archives

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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