Vienna Game: Stanley Variation

The book line for Vienna Game: Stanley Variation is e4, e5, Nc3, Nf6, Bc4. This page collects the 9 named lines under that variation.

9 named lines · ECO C25, C26, C27, C28 · 3,549 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Meitner-Mieses Gambit

Play the next move in the line.

  1. e4
  2. e5
  3. Nc3
  4. Nc6
  5. Bc4
  6. Bc5
  7. Qg4
  8. Qf6
  9. Nd5

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from e2 to e4.
  2. Black pawn moves from e7 to e5.
  3. White knight moves from b1 to c3.
  4. Black knight moves from g8 to f6.
  5. White bishop moves from f1 to c4.

Named lines

  • Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Meitner-Mieses Gambit (C25) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Qg4 Qf6 5. Nd5
  • Vienna Game: Stanley Variation (C26) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4
  • Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Eifel Gambit (C26) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nge2 b5
  • Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Reversed Spanish (C26) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bb4
  • Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Alekhine Variation (C27) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Be7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nxe5
  • Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Frankenstein-Dracula Variation (C27) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. Nb5 g6 7. Qf3 f5 8. Qd5 Qe7 9. Nxc7+ Kd8 10. Nxa8 b6
  • Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Monster Declined (C27) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Be7
  • Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Bronstein Gambit (C28) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. f4 Nxe4 5. Nf3
  • Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation (C28) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6

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