Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Frankenstein-Dracula Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. Nb5 g6 7. Qf3 f5 8. Qd5 Qe7 9. Nxc7+ Kd8 10. Nxa8 b6
The Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Frankenstein-Dracula Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO C27, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. Nb5 g6 7. Qf3 f5 8. Qd5 Qe7 9. Nxc7+ Kd8 10. Nxa8 b6. It is a line of the Vienna Game. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 15 times by this move order. White won 60%, 0% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 11. Ne2 (27% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.57 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 11. Qd3 Bb7 12. Ne2 Bxa8 13. O-O h5)
- ECO
- C27
- Moves
- 20 plies
- FEN
N1bk1b1r/p2pq2p/1pnn2p1/3Qpp2/8/1B6/PPPP1PPP/R1B1K1NR w KQ - 0 11- PGN
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. Nb5 g6 7. Qf3 f5 8. Qd5 Qe7 9. Nxc7+ Kd8 10. Nxa8 b6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 14 | |
| All | 15 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 11. Ne2 | 4 (27%) | |
| 11. d3 | 3 (20%) | |
| 11. Qd3 | 2 (13%) | |
| 11. h4 | 2 (13%) | |
| 11. Nxb6 | 2 (13%) | |
| 11. Qf3 | 1 (7%) | |
| 11. Nf3 | 1 (7%) |
Master games
47 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 47%, draw 23%, Black 30%). The strongest:
- Berserk dev10_20220912 (3509) – Stockfish dev16_202209170930 (3611) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 23 Premier 2022 · 2022-09-30
- RubiChess20240420 (3531) – StoofvleesII d2 (3479) 1-0 · TCEC 26 Premier 2024 · 2024-05-06
- StoofvleesII d2 (3479) – RubiChess20240420 (3531) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 26 Premier 2024 · 2024-05-03
- GM Chithambaram VR. Aravindh (2677) – FM Artem S. Lebedev (2359) 1-0 · 1st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 · 2026-09-17
- FM Elham Amar (2471) – FM Mukhiddin Madaminov (2408) 1-0 · Titled Tue 2nd Aug Early · 2022-08-02
Highest-rated Lichess games
- GM ikica77 (2686) – Kruciatos (2643) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- FM Podrebo (2639) – A5Z (2445) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- Poblesk (2541) – Aatu65536 (2414) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Vienna Game: Frankenstein-Dracula Variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4
More Vienna Game lines (all)
- Vienna Game C25
- Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense C25
- Vienna Game: Fyfe Gambit C25
- Vienna Game: Giraffe Attack C25
- Vienna Game: Hamppe-Meitner Variation C25
- Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio Gambit C25
- Vienna Game: Hamppe-Muzio, Dubois Variation C25
- Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense C25
- Vienna Game: Omaha Gambit C25
- Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation (2… Nc6 3. g3) C25
- Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation (5. Nge2 d5) C25
- Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation, Mariotti Gambit C25
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.