Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation, Pollock Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nge2 d5 6. exd5
The Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation, Pollock Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C26, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nge2 d5 6. exd5. It is a line of the Vienna Game. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 2 times by this move order. White won 50%, 50% were drawn and Black won 0%. The most popular continuation is 6… Nd4 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.59 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 6… Nd4 7. h3 O-O 8. d3 Bb6 9. O-O)
- ECO
- C26
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nge2 d5 6. exd5
Analyse with Stockfish · Board image (SVG) · Open on Lichess
Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 2 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… Nd4 | 1 (50%) | |
| 6… Nb4 | 1 (50%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- sokol13 (1969) – Zaren (2075) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 1800 + 0s
- harshitmagarwal (1364) – keerthan25 (1363) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-06 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
Vienna Game: Mieses Variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 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 (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.