Tree path 4 levels King's Pawn Game › Vienna Game › Max Lange Defense › Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation
- Caissa Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- Vienna Game C25
- Max Lange Defense C25
- Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation C28 you are here
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation
Overview
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation (ECO C28) is a variation of Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 — 3 moves.
In 4,898,602 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 50.4%, Black 44.9% and 4.7% were drawn. White's most played move here is 4. d3, in 61% of those games.
It branches into 2 named variations; the most played are Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Hromádka Variation and Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Bronstein Gambit.
- ECO code
- C28
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Length
- 3 moves
- Direct variations
- 2
Generated from the data: the Lichess opening list and opening explorer. Know this line well? Write a description — submissions are reviewed before publishing.
Statistics from Lichess
4,898,602 games · White 50.4% / Draw 4.7% / Black 44.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d3 | 2,971,203 | |
| Nf3 | 925,060 | |
| f4 | 326,278 | |
| a3 | 323,910 | |
| Nge2 | 165,261 | |
| Qf3 | 46,276 | |
| h3 | 45,037 | |
| a4 | 21,880 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:23:57
Write a description
Markdown supported (headings ###, bold, lists, links).
Submissions are reviewed before publishing.