C26 · Open · a plan for White

Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Reversed Spanish

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1.e4e52.Nc3Nf63.Bc4Bb4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Reversed Spanish820k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
47%385k53%
19%155k57%
12%100k53%
6.3%51k50%
6.1%50k54%
3.9%32k53%
2.5%20k54%
0.9%7.1k51%
0.8%7.0k52%
0.5%4.2k49%
Famous games in this line127 master games
Mamedyarov, S. (2801) – Giri, A. (2782)2018½–½Ivanchuk, Vassily (2786) – Bu, Xiangzhi (2714)20081–0Dubov, Daniil (2693) – Keymer, Vincent (2733)20240–1Larsen, Bent (2625) – Smyslov, Vassily (2620)19721–0Lastin, Alexander (2643) – Chuprov, Dmitry (2571)20091–0Shanava, Konstantine (2589) – Safarli, Eltaj (2620)2012½–½Chuprov, Dmitry (2554) – Tomashevsky, Evgeny (2654)2007½–½Dubov, Daniil (2672) – Makhnev, Denis (2532)20251–0
Heroes of this opening Ivanchuk, Vassily · Keymer, Vincent · Larsen, Bent · Lastin, Alexander
Family
Vienna Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C26
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bb4
Classical
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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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