C26

Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation, Pollock Gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nge2 d5 6. exd5

The Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation, Pollock Gambit is a chess opening classified under ECO code C26. It is reached after the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nge2 d5 6. exd5.

It belongs to the Vienna Game family — one of many ways the line can branch. Understanding the parent system’s plans is the fastest way to play this variation well.

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