Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Hromádka Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Ne2
The Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Hromádka Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO C28, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Ne2. It is a line of the Bishop's Opening. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 581 times by this move order. White won 51%, 6% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 5… d5 (28% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.09 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 5… d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Be6 8. a3)
- ECO
- C28
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Ne2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 169 | |
| 1500-1999 | 295 | |
| 2000+ | 117 | |
| All | 581 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… d5 | 164 (28%) | |
| 5… O-O | 158 (27%) | |
| 5… d6 | 113 (19%) | |
| 5… Nd4 | 49 (8%) | |
| 5… Bxc3+ | 43 (7%) | |
| 5… h6 | 31 (5%) | |
| 5… a6 | 10 (2%) | |
| 5… Na5 | 9 (2%) |
Master games
161 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 42%, draw 18%, Black 40%). The strongest:
- GM Gukesh D (2732) – GM Vincent Keymer (2759) 1-0 · 14th Norway Armageddon · 2026-05-25
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2736) – GM Alireza Firouzja (2749) 1/2-1/2 · Chess.com Bullet Open KO · 2020-12-20
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2794) – GM Nihal Sarin (2669) 0-1 · Bullet Chess Winners 2024 · 2024-06-11
- GM Alireza Firouzja (2757) – GM Eric Hansen (2609) 1-0 · Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 · 2026-09-15
- GM Vahap Sanal (2601) – GM Robert Hovhannisyan (2643) 1-0 · World Blitz 2021 · 2021-12-29
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- chaaa116 (2656) – kuhmft (2879) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- shahruh94 (2654) – Vahe_S (2753) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- Egor_Kharitonov (2603) – IM filolog (2717) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6
More Bishop's Opening lines (all)
- Bishop's Opening C23
- Bishop's Opening: Anderssen Gambit C23
- Bishop's Opening: Boi Variation C23
- Bishop's Opening: Calabrese Countergambit C23
- Bishop's Opening: Calabrese Countergambit, Jaenisch Variation C23
- Bishop's Opening: Four Pawns Gambit C23
- Bishop's Opening: Khan Gambit C23
- Bishop's Opening: Lewis Countergambit (3. c3 d5) C23
- Bishop's Opening: Lewis Countergambit (4. Bxd5 Nf6) C23
- Bishop's Opening: Lewis Countergambit, Walker Variation C23
- Bishop's Opening: Lewis Gambit C23
- Bishop's Opening: Lisitsyn Variation C23
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.