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Vienna Game

Stanley Variation, Frankenstein-Dracula Variation

C27tacticalaggressive

  1. 1.e4e5
  2. 2.Nc3Nf6
  3. 3.Bc4Nxe4
  4. 4.Qh5Nd6
  5. 5.Bb3Nc6
  6. 6.Nb5g6
  7. 7.Qf3f5
  8. 8.Qd5Qe7
  9. 9.Nxc7+Kd8
  10. 10.Nxa8b6
65 games52%43%

A sharp Vienna Game line where White wins a rook but lags in development, and Black, with king on d8, seeks counterplay with active pieces.

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About the Frankenstein-Dracula Variation

The Frankenstein-Dracula Variation, named by Tim Harding, is a forcing branch of 3...Nxe4 4. Qh5. After 10...b6 White is a rook up, but the a8-knight is usually lost, leaving roughly the exchange. In return Black has a development lead, active knights and space, while White's queen stands exposed. White chooses between 11. Nxb6, the main line according to Carsten Hansen, the older 11. d3, and 11. Qf3.

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