Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Reversed Spanish

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Bb4

ECO C26

The Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Reversed Spanish is a chess opening line in the Vienna Game complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Bb4.

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

The defining move Bb4 is chosen by Black on move 3.

The Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Reversed Spanish 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.

More ECO C26 openings

• Bishop's Opening — 1.e4

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