ECO C28

Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation

Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO C28. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6.

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1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6

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The diagram shows the position after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6. Play through it move by move in the interactive explorer.

Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

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