Vienna Game: Mieses Variation

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3

ECO C26

The Vienna Game: Mieses Variation is a chess opening line in the Vienna Game complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3.

It is catalogued under code C26 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move g3 is chosen by White on move 3.

One named continuation branches from this position: the Erben Gambit.

The Vienna Game: Mieses Variation is a line of the Vienna Game. The Vienna Game is a chess opening that begins 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3. Read the complete Vienna Game guide: what it is, how to reach it, its main variations, how to play against it, and its history.

Named variations

• Vienna Game: Mieses Variation, Erben Gambit — ECO C26

More ECO C26 openings

• Bishop's Opening — 1.e4

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