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Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Bronstein Gambit

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Overview

Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Bronstein Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO C28, Open Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.

The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.

The line arises from 9 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. f4 Nxe4 5. Nf3.

The line refines Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
C28
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
9
Parent
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation

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