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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- Vienna Game C25
- Max Lange Defense C25
- Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation C28
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Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Bronstein Gambit
Overview
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Bronstein Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO C28, 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 9 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. f4 Nxe4 5. Nf3.
The line refines Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C28
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 9
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Statistics from Lichess
3,724 games · White 50.2% / Draw 3.8% / Black 46.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nxc3 | 2,894 | |
| Nd6 | 222 | |
| d5 | 205 | |
| exf4 | 154 | |
| Bc5 | 140 | |
| Be7 | 25 | |
| Nf6 | 22 | |
| Nd4 | 12 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:02:13
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