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Vienna GameStanley Variation

C26For WhiteAggressive

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4

A line for White. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.

Win rate, White
49.6%50.8%51.0%50.7%
Band 600, n = 18,790Band 1000, n = 54,715Band 1400, n = 32,353Band 1800, n = 48,387
Blunder rate
80.0%41.4%13.3%44.4%
Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
Tier
CBAB
White, band 600White, band 1000White, band 1400White, band 1800
Share of games
0.4%0.4%0.3%0.2%
Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
Every band, source period 2026-05
BandWhiteDrawBlackBlunderBook exitGamesTier
60049.6%4.2%46.2%80.0%ply 5.018,790C
100050.8%3.6%45.6%41.4%ply 5.054,715B
140051.0%3.8%45.2%13.3%ply 5.032,353A
180050.7%4.4%44.9%44.4%ply 5.048,387B

Results by band

What it actually does, band by band.

All four bands are on the page. The one matching your rating is marked. Nothing here is averaged across bands.

600Your bandC at 600Blunder rate 80.0%, band median 44.6%

At 600, the Vienna Game: Stanley Variation scores 49.6% for White across 18,790 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 80.0% include an early material blunder (10 games at 600).

1000Your bandB at 1000Blunder rate 41.4%, band median 42.9%

At 1000, the Vienna Game: Stanley Variation scores 50.8% for White across 54,715 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 41.4% include an early material blunder (29 games at 1000).

1400Your bandA at 1400Blunder rate 13.3%, band median 40.0%

At 1400, the Vienna Game: Stanley Variation scores 51.0% for White across 32,353 games. That is comfortably above average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 13.3% include an early material blunder (15 games at 1400).

1800Your bandB at 1800Blunder rate 44.4%, band median 36.4%

At 1800, the Vienna Game: Stanley Variation scores 50.7% for White across 48,387 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 44.4% include an early material blunder (18 games at 1800).

Variations

Where the line goes next.

The lines that continue the Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, most played first at your band. Switch the band in the header and both the figures and the order follow.

Questions

Common questions about this page.

At 600, the Vienna Game: Stanley Variation scores 49.6% for White across 18,790 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 80.0% include an early material blunder (10 games at 600).

At 1000, the Vienna Game: Stanley Variation scores 50.8% for White across 54,715 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 41.4% include an early material blunder (29 games at 1000).

The Vienna Game: Stanley Variation (C26) is a line for White. The main line runs 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4.