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- King's Pawn Game C20
- Vienna Game C25
- Falkbeer Variation C26
- Vienna Game: Stanley Variation C26
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Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Spielmann Attack
Overview
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Spielmann Attack is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C26.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It is reached after 7 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3.
It is a variation of Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C26
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 7
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Statistics from Lichess
1,562,839 games · White 52.5% / Draw 4.4% / Black 43.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d6 | 439,256 | |
| O-O | 389,417 | |
| h6 | 293,387 | |
| Nc6 | 198,303 | |
| c6 | 154,832 | |
| d5 | 30,015 | |
| a6 | 24,732 | |
| Ng4 | 11,492 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:37:39
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