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Vienna Game: Mieses Variation

Vienna Game: Mieses Variation (C26) starts 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3. In 1,381 games between strong players, White wins 44%, 16% are drawn and Black wins 40%; the most played move is 3…d5 (47%).

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1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3

ECO
C26
Games between strong players
1,381
To move
Black
44%16%40%

White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.

What strong players play next

The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.

MovePlayedResultsLeads to
3…d547% (655)44%17%39%–
3…Bc526% (352)41%17%42%–
3…Nc611% (154)49%14%37%–
3…Bb46% (85)45%44%–
3…c65% (74)46%18%36%–
3…g62% (24)46%41%–

Where it comes from and where it goes

Branches from Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6

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