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Vienna Game

36 variations · 27M games from Lichess · Updated January 2026

Key Finding

Vienna Game gives White a 53.3% expected score — a strong opening choice.

With a minimum advantage of 6.6%, this opening reliably outperforms the baseline 50% expected score.

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White Expected Score0.0%Range (90% confident): 53.3% – 53.3%Aggregated from 36 variations
0%53.3%100%
Range (90% confident): 53.3% – 53.3%
ContextOverall · n=27M
Outcome Distribution
51.5%3.6%44.9%
Win
Draw
Loss
2.Nc3
Vienna Game
Variations36
Games (Context)27M
Avg Length32 moves
Draw Rate3.6%

What Should I Play?

Player-controlled continuations for White · Overall

#1Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Meitner-Mieses GambitTop Pick
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Qg4 Qf6 5.Nd5
Min adv +39.8% · n=267K
70.0%
#2Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Wurzburger Trap
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.d3 Qh4+ 6.g3 Nxg3 7.Nf3 Qh5 8.Nxd5
Min adv +37.8% · n=6.7K
69.8%
#3Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.Bc4 g4 6.O-O
Min adv +24.6% · n=621
65.5%
#4Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4
Min adv +17.9% · n=2.8M
59.0%
#5Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Kaufmann Variation
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Qe2
Min adv +15.4% · n=2.6K
59.3%
#6Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation, Pollock Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 Bc5 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.Nge2 d5 6.exd5
Min adv +12.2% · n=810
59.0%
#7Vienna Game: Giraffe Attack
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Bc5 3.Qg4
Min adv +10.8% · n=27K
55.9%
#8Vienna Game: Omaha Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.f4
Min adv +9.3% · n=607K
54.8%
#9Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Paulsen Attack
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Qf3
Min adv +8.7% · n=211K
54.6%
#10Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3
Min adv +8.6% · n=411K
54.5%

Continuations show the most common variations from this opening. Higher expected scores indicate better statistical outcomes, but familiarity and playstyle matter too.

What is the Vienna Game expected score for White?

Snapshot

Overall, the Vienna Game family has a 53.3% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 53.3% and 53.3%), aggregated from 36 variations and 27M Lichess games.

White Win% by Rating

Improves with rating: 50% → 53%

0
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2000
2200
2500+

  • 0-999: 49.6% win rate (2,112,688 games)
  • 1000-1199: 51.4% win rate (2,996,781 games)
  • 1200-1399: 51.6% win rate (4,349,668 games)
  • 1400-1599: 51.5% win rate (5,491,402 games)
  • 1600-1799: 51.7% win rate (5,314,897 games)
  • 1800-1999: 51.7% win rate (3,883,337 games)
  • 2000-2199: 51.9% win rate (1,920,657 games)
  • 2200-2499: 52.3% win rate (809,199 games)
  • 2500+: 52.6% win rate (125,035 games)

White Win% by Time Control

Similar across time controls (~54%)

UltraBullet
Bullet
Blitz
Rapid
Classical

  • UltraBullet: 53.7% win rate (107,590 games)
  • Bullet: 51.5% win rate (9,110,490 games)
  • Blitz: 51.4% win rate (12,940,307 games)
  • Rapid: 51.4% win rate (4,671,909 games)
  • Classical: 51.1% win rate (173,368 games)

Rating vs Time Control Matrix

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White% by Rating × Time Control

Click any cell to filter. Green = above 50%, Red = below 50%.

RatingUBBulleBlitzRapidClass
0-999
1000-1199
1200-1399
1400-1599
1600-1799
1800-1999
2000-2199
2200-2499
2500+

Expected score matrix by rating bracket and time control

  • 0-999 rating, UltraBullet: 47.9% expected score (2,958 games)
  • 0-999 rating, Bullet: 51.4% expected score (444,508 games)
  • 0-999 rating, Blitz: 51.5% expected score (1,059,091 games)
  • 0-999 rating, Rapid: 51.6% expected score (600,709 games)
  • 0-999 rating, Classical: 49.0% expected score (5,422 games)
  • 1000-1199 rating, UltraBullet: 51.9% expected score (8,352 games)
  • 1000-1199 rating, Bullet: 52.8% expected score (811,447 games)
  • 1000-1199 rating, Blitz: 53.2% expected score (1,491,924 games)
  • 1000-1199 rating, Rapid: 53.2% expected score (667,975 games)
  • 1000-1199 rating, Classical: 51.7% expected score (17,083 games)
  • 1200-1399 rating, UltraBullet: 52.7% expected score (21,754 games)
  • 1200-1399 rating, Bullet: 52.7% expected score (1,257,150 games)
  • 1200-1399 rating, Blitz: 53.3% expected score (2,188,098 games)
  • 1200-1399 rating, Rapid: 53.7% expected score (848,242 games)
  • 1200-1399 rating, Classical: 52.6% expected score (34,424 games)
  • 1400-1599 rating, UltraBullet: 54.7% expected score (30,150 games)
  • 1400-1599 rating, Bullet: 52.7% expected score (1,633,897 games)
  • 1400-1599 rating, Blitz: 53.4% expected score (2,764,543 games)
  • 1400-1599 rating, Rapid: 53.4% expected score (1,007,914 games)
  • 1400-1599 rating, Classical: 52.7% expected score (54,898 games)
  • 1600-1799 rating, UltraBullet: 54.9% expected score (26,371 games)
  • 1600-1799 rating, Bullet: 52.8% expected score (1,747,853 games)
  • 1600-1799 rating, Blitz: 53.6% expected score (2,631,056 games)
  • 1600-1799 rating, Rapid: 54.4% expected score (869,402 games)
  • 1600-1799 rating, Classical: 54.7% expected score (40,215 games)
  • 1800-1999 rating, UltraBullet: 56.7% expected score (12,739 games)
  • 1800-1999 rating, Bullet: 53.0% expected score (1,546,776 games)
  • 1800-1999 rating, Blitz: 54.0% expected score (1,803,143 games)
  • 1800-1999 rating, Rapid: 54.8% expected score (503,221 games)
  • 1800-1999 rating, Classical: 56.8% expected score (17,458 games)
  • 2000-2199 rating, UltraBullet: 58.9% expected score (4,012 games)
  • 2000-2199 rating, Bullet: 53.2% expected score (1,012,390 games)
  • 2000-2199 rating, Blitz: 54.7% expected score (751,499 games)
  • 2000-2199 rating, Rapid: 56.2% expected score (149,412 games)
  • 2000-2199 rating, Classical: 59.7% expected score (3,344 games)
  • 2200-2499 rating, UltraBullet: 56.3% expected score (1,021 games)
  • 2200-2499 rating, Bullet: 54.3% expected score (549,840 games)
  • 2200-2499 rating, Blitz: 55.9% expected score (233,451 games)
  • 2200-2499 rating, Rapid: 56.8% expected score (24,410 games)
  • 2200-2499 rating, Classical: 60.4% expected score (477 games)
  • 2500+ rating, UltraBullet: 56.6% expected score (233 games)
  • 2500+ rating, Bullet: 55.9% expected score (106,629 games)
  • 2500+ rating, Blitz: 57.1% expected score (17,502 games)
  • 2500+ rating, Rapid: 56.1% expected score (624 games)
  • 2500+ rating, Classical: 48.0% expected score (47 games)

Matrix view reveals how performance varies across rating brackets and time controls. Green indicates favorable, red indicates challenging contexts.

Variations (36)

1
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Meitner-Mieses Gambit267K games
70.0%
2
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Wurzburger Trap6.7K games
69.8%
3
Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit621 games
65.5%
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit2.8M games
59.0%
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Kaufmann Variation2.6K games
59.3%
Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation, Pollock Gambit810 games
59.0%
Vienna Game: Giraffe Attack27K games
55.9%
Vienna Game: Philidor Countergambit5.9K games
56.4%
Vienna Game: Omaha Gambit607K games
54.8%
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Paulsen Attack211K games
54.6%
Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation411K games
54.5%
Vienna Game: Mieses Variation268K games
54.0%
Vienna Game8.4M games
53.3%
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation2.0M games
52.9%
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Reversed Spanish665K games
52.6%
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Frankenstein-Dracula Variation2.6K games
53.9%
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Monster Declined7.6K games
53.2%
Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense4.8M games
52.1%
Vienna Game: Zhuravlev Countergambit1.1K games
54.4%
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Modern Variation29K games
52.3%
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation933K games
51.8%
Vienna Game: Mengarini Variation208K games
51.7%
Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense2.8M games
51.5%
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Alekhine Variation2.1K games
53.0%
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Bronstein Gambit3.2K games
52.5%
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Steinitz Variation35K games
51.0%
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Breyer Variation12K games
51.2%
Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation1.6M games
50.2%
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Main Line405K games
49.7%
Vienna Game: Frankenstein-Dracula Variation304K games
49.4%
Vienna Game: Hamppe-Meitner Variation14K games
49.3%
Vienna Game: Mieses Variation, Erben Gambit2.4K games
49.1%
Vienna Game: Fyfe Gambit130K games
47.5%
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Bardeleben Variation32K games
46.9%
Vienna Game: Heyde Variation4.0K games
45.1%
Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio, Dubois Variation102 games
41.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Vienna Game win rate?

The Vienna Game family has a 51.5% (90% CI: 51.5%-51.5%) win rate for white, aggregated from 36 variations and 27M rated games from Lichess.

How many Vienna Game variations are there?

This analysis covers 36 Vienna Game variations with sufficient game data. Each variation has its own statistics page with detailed win rates by rating and time control.

At what rating does the Vienna Game perform best?

The Vienna Game family performs best at 2500+ Elo with a 52.6% win rate for white (125K games). Performance may vary by specific variation.

Is the Vienna Game better in blitz or rapid?

UltraBullet (53.7%) outperforms Classical (51.1%) by 2.6% across all Vienna Game variations.

How sharp is the Vienna Game?

Vienna Game games are 96.4% decisive (non-draws), with an average length of 32 moves. Sharpness varies by specific variation.

Is the Vienna Game a good opening family?

The Vienna Game family is statistically favors white overall with a 51.5% (90% CI: 51.5%-51.5%) aggregated win rate. However, win rates vary significantly between the 36 variations—explore individual lines to find the best fit for your style.