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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- Vienna Game C25
- Falkbeer Variation C26
- Vienna Game: Mieses Variation C26
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Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation, Pollock Gambit
Overview
Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation, Pollock Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO C26, Open Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
The line arises from 11 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nge2 d5 6. exd5.
The line refines Vienna Game: Mieses Variation, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C26
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 11
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Statistics from Lichess
1,128 games · White 60.9% / Draw 3.1% / Black 36.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nd4 | 456 | |
| Nb4 | 296 | |
| Nxd5 | 254 | |
| Ne7 | 79 | |
| Bxf2+ | 26 | |
| Ng4 | 10 | |
| Bd4 | 3 | |
| Bg4 | 3 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:28:00
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