Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation, Mariotti Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 h5 5. Nf3 h4
The Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation, Mariotti Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C25, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 h5 5. Nf3 h4. It is a line of the Vienna Game. White is to move.
This exact move order didn't appear in our sample of 12.6 million Lichess games: it's a rare line.
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 6. Nxh4 Rxh4 7. gxh4 Qxh4 8. d4 Bxd4)
- ECO
- C25
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 h5 5. Nf3 h4
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Master games
3 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 67%, draw 33%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- GM Artur Gabrielian (2458) – GM Grigoriy Oparin (2652) 1/2-1/2 · RBI Open Qualifier 1 2020 · 2020-12-01
- IM Jacques Blit (2331) – GM Ivan Ivanisevic (2606) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 8th June · 2021-06-08
- FM Filip Cukrowski (2424) – CM Marek Pniaczek (2180) 1-0 · 3rd Irena Warakomska Mem · 2019-08-10
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Comes from
Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation (2… Nc6 3. g3) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3
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 (5. Nge2 d5) C25
- Vienna Game: Philidor Countergambit C25
- Vienna Game: Pierce Gambit, Rushmere Attack 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.