Vienna Game: Mieses Variation, Erben Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 c6
The Vienna Game: Mieses Variation, Erben Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C26, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 c6. It is a line of the Vienna Game. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 14 times by this move order. White won 29%, 14% were drawn and Black won 57%. The most popular continuation is 5. dxc6 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 5. Nge2 Bc5 6. Bg2 cxd5 7. d4 exd4)
- ECO
- C26
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 c6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 14 | |
| All | 14 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. dxc6 | 7 (50%) | |
| 5. d6 | 3 (21%) | |
| 5. Bg2 | 3 (21%) | |
| 5. Nf3 | 1 (7%) |
Master games
72 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 33%, draw 18%, Black 49%). The strongest:
- GM Rauf Mamedov (2709) – GM Alexander Grischuk (2772) 0-1 · 2nd IMSA Blitz 2017 · 2017-12-12
- GM Jacek Tomczak (2625) – GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly (2644) 0-1 · Bundesliga 2019-20 · 2021-10-14
- GM Aleksandr Shimanov (2581) – GM Anton Demchenko (2579) 0-1 · Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026 · 2026-08-04
- GM Boris Savchenko (2576) – GM Pavel Smirnov (2574) 1-0 · 1st Athens of the East Op · 2019-08-17
- GM Yifan Hou (2633) – IM Polina Shuvalova (2487) 0-1 · Julius Baer WSCC 2024 · 2024-09-02
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- IM Jamorris94 (2770) – IM Zeveraar-Glen (2608) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
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- gammadrill (2582) – Zalameroo (2599) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Vienna Game: Mieses Variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3
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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.