C27 · Open · a plan for White

Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Monster Declined

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1.e4e52.Nc3Nf63.Bc4Nxe44.Qh5Nd65.Bb3Be7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Monster Declined8.5k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
41%3.5k49%
40%3.4k55%
8.7%73545%
4.7%40253%
1.6%13841%
1%8263%
0.8%6562%
0.7%6054%
0.6%5473%
0.6%5153%
Famous games in this line194 master games
Mamedyarov, S. (2801) – Giri, A. (2782)20181–0Nakamura, Hi (2802) – Firouzja, Alireza (2767)20241–0Nakamura, Hi (2787) – Harikrishna, P. (2763)20160–1Firouzja, Alireza (2759) – Aronian, L.. (2781)20210–1Caruana, F. (2782) – Giri, A. (2734)2014½–½Firouzja, Alireza (2728) – Aronian, Levon (2773)20201–0Nakamura, Hi (2749) – Duda, J. (2731)2019½–½Topalov, V. (2740) – Dominguez Perez, L. (2739)20191–0
Heroes of this opening Mamedyarov, S. · Nakamura, Hi · Harikrishna, P. · Aronian, L..
Family
Vienna Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C27
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Be7
Classical
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Go deeper — named lines from here
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Alekhine VariationC27 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Nxe5
Nearby lines in the family
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Breyer VariationC29 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Nf3 Be7Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation, Mariotti GambitC25 2…Nc6 3.g3 Bc5 4.Bg2 h5 5.Nf3 …Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Bardeleben VariationC29 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Qf3 f5
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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