Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3
The Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid is a chess opening classified as ECO C24, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3. 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 1,036 times by this move order. White won 52%, 5% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 4… Bc5 (36% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.06 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 4… Na5 5. Nge2 c6 6. O-O Bc5 7. h3)
- ECO
- C24
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 516 | |
| 1500-1999 | 370 | |
| 2000+ | 150 | |
| All | 1,036 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… Bc5 | 373 (36%) | |
| 4… Bb4 | 257 (25%) | |
| 4… d6 | 117 (11%) | |
| 4… Na5 | 90 (9%) | |
| 4… Be7 | 54 (5%) | |
| 4… h6 | 41 (4%) | |
| 4… Nd4 | 41 (4%) | |
| 4… a6 | 30 (3%) |
Master games
1,155 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 41%, draw 26%, Black 33%). The strongest:
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2855) – GM Anish Giri (2782) 1/2-1/2 · GCT Rapid Paris 2016 · 2016-06-10
- GM Fabiano Caruana (2816) – GM So, W. (2778) 1/2-1/2 · GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · 2018-06-24
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2807) – GM Alireza Firouzja (2766) 1/2-1/2 · Esports World Cup C 2025 · 2025-07-29
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2802) – GM Leinier Dominguez Perez (2748) 1-0 · Titled Tue 23rd Jul Early · 2024-07-23
- GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2784) – GM Anish Giri (2764) 1-0 · Legends of Chess Final · 2020-07-31
Search all games of the Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- IM Chigorinez (2709) – July16Q (2648) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- IM Chigorinez (2695) – Gertrude_Weichsel (2546) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- InvisiblePawnPaws (2582) – Ouakam (2552) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense 1. e4 e5 2. 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.