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Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Eifel Gambit

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1.e4e52.Nc3Nf63.Bc4Bc54.Nge2b5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Eifel Gambit190 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
65%12351%
21%4059%
7.4%1443%
2.6%560%
1.6%333%
1.1%20%
0.5%10%
0.5%10%
0.5%10%
Family
Vienna Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C26
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nge2 b5
GambitClassical
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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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