Jonathan O'Connor (shown below) gave a lecture on the Frankenstein-Dracula Variation on Thursday 17/7 in the Club.
This was a 1/2 hour lecture, followed by a brief game playing the variation by the members present. The evening concluded with a follow up lecture and analysis.
This chess opening comes about in the Vienna Game where Black sacrifices a knight on move 3, leading to a complex and aggressive position. It is named for its aggressive, even "monstrous," nature, drawing inspiration from the characters in the novels Frankenstein and Dracula.
Those who came learned and had fun. Those who didn't will possibly be haunted.
This was a 1/2 hour lecture, followed by a brief game playing the variation by the members present. The evening concluded with a follow up lecture and analysis.
This chess opening comes about in the Vienna Game where Black sacrifices a knight on move 3, leading to a complex and aggressive position. It is named for its aggressive, even "monstrous," nature, drawing inspiration from the characters in the novels Frankenstein and Dracula.
Those who came learned and had fun. Those who didn't will possibly be haunted.
