Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Bronstein Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. f4 Nxe4 5. Nf3
The Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Bronstein Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C28, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. f4 Nxe4 5. Nf3. 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 12 times by this move order. White won 42%, 0% were drawn and Black won 58%. The most popular continuation is 5… Nxc3 (58% of games).
Engine evaluation: −1.05 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 5… Nxc3 6. dxc3 Qe7 7. Be2 e4 8. Nd4)
- ECO
- C28
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. f4 Nxe4 5. Nf3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 5 | |
| 1500-1999 | 7 | |
| All | 12 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… Nxc3 | 7 (58%) | |
| 5… exf4 | 2 (17%) | |
| 5… Bc5 | 1 (8%) | |
| 5… Nd6 | 1 (8%) | |
| 5… d5 | 1 (8%) |
Master games
2 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 100%, draw 0%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- CM Matei-Valeriu Mogirzan (1813) – IM Semen Khanin (2517) 1-0 · 34th Leon Blitz Open 2021 · 2021-07-07
- IM Kosta Angelov (2115) – Dimitrinka Bratimirova (1853) 1-0 · Primorsko Open 2017 · 2017-09-19
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Comes from
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6
More Vienna Game lines (all)
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- 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.