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- King's Pawn Game C20
- Vienna Game C25
- Falkbeer Variation C26
- Vienna Game: Stanley Variation C26
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Vienna Game: Frankenstein-Dracula Variation
Overview
Vienna Game: Frankenstein-Dracula Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C27.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It is reached after 6 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4.
It is a variation of Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It branches into 3 notable variations — Vienna Game: Adams' Gambit, Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Frankenstein-Dracula Variation, Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Monster Declined.
In total, the branch covers 4 sub-variations across all depths.
Step through the moves on the interactive board below, review the live Lichess statistics, or play this position against Stockfish at one of six difficulty levels.
- ECO code
- C27
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 6
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
568,828 games · White 46.1% / Draw 4.7% / Black 49.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bxf7+ | 222,020 | |
| Nxe4 | 203,124 | |
| Qh5 | 103,607 | |
| Nf3 | 11,389 | |
| d3 | 10,477 | |
| Qf3 | 8,833 | |
| Qe2 | 4,343 | |
| Nge2 | 1,743 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:23:54
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