Caissa Codex
C27

Vienna Game: Adams' Gambit

Chess diagram: Vienna Game: Adams' Gambit after 6. d4

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Statistics from Lichess

146 games: White 54.8% / Draw 3.4% / Black 41.8%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 31, 2026

Engine evaluation

−0.89 Black is better

Best play: 6... Nxd4 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Nd5 Nxb3 9. axb3 O-O 10. Qxe5 Re8 11. O-O

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

Vienna Game: Adams' Gambit (ECO C27, Open Games) is a gambit in the Vienna Game: Frankenstein-Dracula Variation, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. d4 (6 moves).

In 146 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 54.8%, Black 41.8% and 3.4% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 6…exd4, in 37% of those games.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. d4, the position after Vienna Game: Frankenstein-Dracula Variation also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Vienna Game: Adams' Gambit (C27)”. Lichess data as of 31 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/vienna-game-adams-gambit

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