Vienna Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3
White develops the queen's knight and keeps the option of a later f4 push, often leading to attacking positions.
As White: 65% score in 655 games (402 wins, 54 draws, 199 losses).
As Black: 53% score in 217 games (106 wins, 20 draws, 91 losses).
Who plays it most
- CM Egor Baskakov: 75 games as White, scores 78%
- GM Alexey Kislinsky: 48 games as White, scores 60%
- IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher: 41 games as White, scores 87%
- GM Elham Amar: 37 games as White, scores 68%
- FM Corey Acor: 36 games as White, scores 61%
- GM Maarten Solleveld: 34 games as White, scores 60%
- IM Reza Mahdavi: 26 games as White, scores 63%
- GM Nikola Mitkov: 22 games as White, scores 39%
- GM Arkadiusz Leniart: 22 games as White, scores 57%
- GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov: 22 games as White, scores 66%
- GM Adar Tarhan: 21 games as White, scores 57%
- GM Stay Focused: 20 games as White, scores 93%
- WGM Elizaveta Malakhova: 19 games as Black, scores 53%
- GM Khatanbaatar Bazar: 16 games as Black, scores 63%
- GM Sandro Mareco: 16 games as White, scores 69%
From the recent public Chess.com games of 114 players on the top players list, updated about once a week. Score = wins plus half the draws.