Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Meitner-Mieses Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Qg4 Qf6 5. Nd5
The Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Meitner-Mieses Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C25, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Qg4 Qf6 5. Nd5. 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 1,405 times by this move order. White won 69%, 1% were drawn and Black won 30%. The most popular continuation is 5… Qxf2+ (82% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.80 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 5… Qxf2+ 6. Kd1 Kf8 7. Nh3 h5 8. Qg5)
- ECO
- C25
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Qg4 Qf6 5. Nd5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 384 | |
| 1500-1999 | 933 | |
| 2000+ | 88 | |
| All | 1,405 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… Qxf2+ | 1,152 (82%) | |
| 5… Qg6 | 92 (7%) | |
| 5… Bxf2+ | 74 (5%) | |
| 5… Qd8 | 36 (3%) | |
| 5… Qd6 | 26 (2%) | |
| 5… Nh6 | 6 (0%) | |
| 5… Qh6 | 4 (0%) | |
| 5… d6 | 3 (0%) |
Master games
35 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 80%, draw 6%, Black 14%). The strongest:
- GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2764) – IM Harikrishnan.A.Ra (2429) 1-0 · Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am · 2020-08-04
- IM Georg Seul (2372) – FM Danny Yi (2266) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 1st Sept · 2020-09-01
- IM Georg Seul (2372) – WGM Evgeniya Doluhanova (2221) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 20th Apr · 2021-04-20
- FM Jesper Morch Lauridsen (2215) – WGM Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova (2320) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 10th Aug · 2021-08-10
- FM Martin Horak (2354) – FM Jose Ricardo Garcia Correa (2103) 0-1 · Titled Tue 11th Feb Late · 2025-02-11
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Comes from
Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6
More Vienna Game lines (all)
- Vienna Game C25
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- 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: 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
- Vienna Game: Philidor Countergambit 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.