ECO C25 · Vienna Game

Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Meitner-Mieses Gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Qg4 Qf6 5. Nd5

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Black to move. The arrow shows Stockfish’s best move.
Best move

5… Qxf2++0.93

White is clearly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Meitner-Mieses Gambit (C25), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Qg4 Qf6 5. Nd5, Stockfish 18 recommends 5… Qxf2+ for Black. White is clearly better (+0.93).

Top engine moves

  1. +0.935… Qxf2+ 6. Kd1 Kf8 7. Nh3 h5 8. Qg5 Qd4 9. d3 Be7 10. Qg3
  2. +2.895… Bxf2+ 6. Kd1 Qg6 7. Qxg6 hxg6 8. Nxc7+ Ke7 9. Nxa8 Bxg1 10. Rxg1
  3. +3.655… Qg6 6. Qxg6 hxg6 7. Nxc7+ Kd8 8. Nxa8 Nf6 9. d3 Nd4 10. Bb3

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Meitner-Mieses Gambit?
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Qg4 Qf6 5. Nd5, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 5… Qxf2+ for Black, continuing 6. Kd1 Kf8 7. Nh3 h5 8. Qg5 Qd4 9. d3 Be7 10. Qg3. White is clearly better (+0.93). The next best moves are 5… Bxf2+ (+2.89) and 5… Qg6 (+3.65).
Is the Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Meitner-Mieses Gambit a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.93: white is clearly 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, Meitner-Mieses Gambit?
C25. 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+).