Vienna Game: Mieses Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3
The Vienna Game: Mieses Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO C26, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3. It is a line of the Vienna Game. Black is to move. 2 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1,780 times by this move order. White won 51%, 6% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 3… Bc5 (27% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 52; best line 3… Bc5 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nge2 O-O 6. O-O)
- ECO
- C26
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 451 | |
| 1500-1999 | 689 | |
| 2000+ | 640 | |
| All | 1,780 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… Bc5 | 473 (27%) | |
| 3… Nc6 | 415 (23%) | |
| 3… d5 | 400 (22%) | |
| 3… Bb4 | 244 (14%) | |
| 3… c6 | 91 (5%) | |
| 3… d6 | 53 (3%) | |
| 3… Be7 | 35 (2%) | |
| 3… g6 | 18 (1%) |
Master games
2,739 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 44%, draw 24%, Black 32%). The strongest:
- Ethereal 14.40 (3545) – Berserk 20241119 (3589) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 27 Premier 2024 · 2024-12-08
- Berserk 20241119 (3589) – Ethereal 14.40 (3545) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 27 Premier 2024 · 2024-12-06
- Stoofvlees II b4 (3499) – Stockfish dev-20230308-39da50e (3607) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 24 Premier 2023 · 2023-03-28
- Stockfish dev-20230308-39da50e (3607) – Stoofvlees II b4 (3499) 1-0 · TCEC 24 Premier 2023 · 2023-03-25
- SlowChess Blitz 2.9 avx2 (3455) – Ethereal 14.06 (3532) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 24 Premier 2023 · 2023-03-28
Search all games of the Vienna Game: Mieses Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- IM Jamorris94 (2770) – LATRANCA (2752) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
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- IM Jamorris94 (2770) – IM Zeveraar-Glen (2608) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6
Continuations
- Vienna Game: Mieses Variation, Erben Gambit C26 · 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 c6
- Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation, Pollock Gambit C26 · 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nge2 d5 6. exd5
More Vienna Game lines (all)
- Vienna Game C25
- Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense C25
- Vienna Game: Fyfe Gambit C25
- Vienna Game: Giraffe Attack C25
- Vienna Game: Hamppe-Meitner Variation C25
- Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit C25
- Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio, Dubois Variation C25
- Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense C25
- Vienna Game: Omaha Gambit C25
- Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation (2… Nc6 3. g3) C25
- Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation (5. Nge2 d5) C25
- Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation, Mariotti Gambit C25
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.