Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation
ECO C25 · 1,152 games · Black to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| Nf6 | 509 | 44.2% | | |
| Bc5 | 368 | 31.9% | | |
| d6 | 70 | 6.1% | | |
| Bb4 | 53 | 4.6% | | |
| f5 | 35 | 3.0% | | |
| g6 | 27 | 2.3% | | |
| h5 | 12 | 1.0% | | |
| Be7 | 12 | 1.0% | | |
| a6 | 10 | 0.9% | | |
A further 56 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
Max Lange DefenseC25…24,485Stanley Variation, Three Knights VariationC28… 3. Bc4 Nf68,123Stanley Variation, Meitner-Mieses GambitC25… 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Qg4 Qf6 5. Nd5601Vienna GameC25…55,614Falkbeer VariationC26… 2... Nf619,689Stanley VariationC26… 2... Nf6 3. Bc48,328Vienna GambitC29… 2... Nf6 3. f47,646Anderssen DefenseC25… 2... Bc54,868Vienna Gambit, Main LineC29… 2... Nf6 3. f4 d52,673Vienna Gambit, Paulsen AttackC29… 2... Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Qf31,111
All 18 lines in the family
Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.