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Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation, Mariotti Gambit

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1.e4e52.Nc3Nc63.g3Bc54.Bg2h55.Nf3h4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation, Mariotti Gambit93 games · White to move
Only 93 games reach this position at this level — read it loosely.
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
60%5633%
16%1533%
11%1040%
7.5%757%
2.2%20%
1.1%1100%
1.1%10%
1.1%1100%
Famous games in this line8 master games
Short, Nigel D (2610) – Kavalek, Lubomir (2545)1990½–½Mohr, Georg (2495) – Leventic, Ivan (2400)19970–1Hartston, William R (2420) – Mariotti, Sergio (2470)19720–1Vorotnikov, Vladislav V (2410) – Hennings, Artur (2450)19791–0Tao, Trevor (2435) – Chapman, Mark (2380)20041–0Utrera Zunda, Evelio (2302) – Lanz Calavia, José María (2336)2020½–½Martin, Thomas (2240) – Bachmayr, Peter (2345)1991½–½Hauwert, Nicolaas (2220) – Welling, Gerard (2335)19860–1
Heroes of this opening Leventic, Ivan · Mariotti, Sergio · Vorotnikov, Vladislav V · Tao, Trevor
Family
Vienna Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C25
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 h5 5. Nf3 h4
GambitFianchettoClassical
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From the archives

Carl Hamppe worked out 2.Nc3 in 19th-century Vienna, and the line was called Hamppe's Game before it took the city's name in the 1890s. Steinitz, Tartakower and Spielmann all used it. The Vienna Gambit (3.f4) keeps every King's Gambit dream alive — same fire, one move of patience.

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