Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Alekhine Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Be7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nxe5
7… g6−0.30
Black is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Alekhine Variation (C27), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Be7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nxe5, Stockfish 18 recommends 7… g6 for Black. Black is slightly better (−0.30).
Top engine moves
- −0.307… g6 8. Nxc6 dxc6 9. Qf3 O-O 10. d3 Nf5 11. O-O Nd4 12. Qe4
- +0.087… O-O 8. O-O Nd4 9. Nd5 c6 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Re1 N6f5 12. c3
- +0.307… Nxe5 8. Qxe5 O-O 9. O-O Bf6 10. Qf4 Bg5 11. Qf3 Qf6 12. Qh3
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Alekhine Variation?
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Be7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nxe5, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 7… g6 for Black, continuing 8. Nxc6 dxc6 9. Qf3 O-O 10. d3 Nf5 11. O-O Nd4 12. Qe4. Black is slightly better (−0.30). The next best moves are 7… O-O (+0.08) and 7… Nxe5 (+0.30).
Is the Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Alekhine Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −0.30: black is slightly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Alekhine Variation?
C27. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; C is the volume for open games and the French Defense.
Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).