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Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation, Pollock Gambit

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1.e4e52.Nc3Nf63.g3Bc54.Bg2Nc65.Nge2d56.exd5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation, Pollock Gambit1.1k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
40%42542%
26%28342%
23%24823%
6.9%7450%
2.1%2320%
0.9%1020%
0.3%333%
0.3%30%
0.1%10%
Family
Vienna Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C26
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nge2 d5 6. exd5
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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