Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › Vienna Game › Falkbeer Variation › Vienna Game: Stanley Variation › Eifel Gambit
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- Vienna Game C25
- Falkbeer Variation C26
- Vienna Game: Stanley Variation C26
- Eifel Gambit C26 you are here
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Eifel Gambit
Overview
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Eifel Gambit is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO C26 in the Open Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 8 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nge2 b5 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- C26
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 8
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