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

ECO C27

The Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Frankenstein-Dracula Variation is a chess opening line in the Vienna Game complex, 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 catalogued under code C27 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move b6 is chosen by Black on move 10.

The Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Frankenstein-Dracula Variation is a line of the Vienna Game. The Vienna Game is a chess opening that begins 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3. Read the complete Vienna Game guide: what it is, how to reach it, its main variations, how to play against it, and its history.

More ECO C27 openings

• Bishop's Opening — 1.e4

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