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Vienna Game
Overview
Vienna Game is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C25.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 3 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 to reach the canonical position.
It branches immediately from King's Pawn Game in the opening tree.
5 named variations grow from this line, including Anderssen Defense, Falkbeer Variation, Max Lange Defense, and others.
Counted recursively, this branch covers 57 sub-variations at all depths.
Use the board to walk through every move, check how the position has scored on Lichess, or take it head-to-head against Stockfish.
- ECO code
- C25
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 3
- Parent
- King's Pawn Game
- Direct variations
- 5
- Total in subtree
- 57
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Statistics from Lichess
31,255,875 games · White 51.6% / Draw 4.4% / Black 44.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 12,205,634 | |
| Nf6 | 9,654,767 | |
| d6 | 3,184,078 | |
| Bc5 | 2,815,440 | |
| Bb4 | 987,389 | |
| c6 | 885,132 | |
| f5 | 533,618 | |
| d5 | 180,080 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:54:46
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Variations (5)
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