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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 Variation6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Nxe5
Nearby lines in the family
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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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