Amos Burn vs Edward Nathan Frankenstein (1871) Frankenstein's Monster

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Amos Burn vs Edward Nathan Frankenstein
"Frankenstein's Monster" (game of the day Oct-31-2007)
Casual game (1871), London ENG
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Main Line (C51) · 0-1

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Oct-31-07		zb2cr: Hi <kevin86>, You mention the blurring between Dr. Frankenstein & his monster. This comes from the bad sequel movies, e.g. "Bride of Frankenstein", etc. So, blame the Hollywood of that era, which wanted snappy titles, for the cultural blurring. Recall that many Americans do not read the classic books, so their understanding of them comes from movies--and of course, Hollywood has never been shy about changing the story when they felt it needed greater drama--usually to the detriment of the finished version.

Oct-31-07		xrt999: It appears to me both players are trying their hardest to lose, and fail miserably in their attempts. Pathetic.

Oct-31-07		Chicago Chess Man: I'm not sure how black missed 27. ...Re1+. It would be fairly obvious even to a mediocre player, I'd think

Oct-31-07		xrt999: Considering that in 20th century top level play, white is only +59 -73 =67 with the evans gambit, I dont know why anyone would ever play it, other than an experiment, boredom, or both. I think it has pretty much been proven dubious for white. That being said, Kasparov beat Anand with the evans as white in 95. In that game after move 6, the only other moves to date ever played were 7.Bd3 and 7.Nxe5, and Kasparov played 7.Be2 Kasparov vs Anand, 1995

Oct-31-07		Chessmensch: Burn baby, burn.

Oct-31-07		rozumim: <It appears to me both players are trying their hardest to lose, and fail miserably in their attempts.> Not so! One of them succeeds brilliantly in his attempt to lose.

Oct-31-07		rozumim: <I'm not sure how black missed 27. ...Re1+. It would be fairly obvious even to a mediocre player, I'd think> ...and that mediocre player would then lose a rook for nothing after Bxe1, wouldn't he?

Oct-31-07		keypusher: <Rozumin> No, he would get 28...Qxf3# in exchange.

Oct-31-07		playground player: This could be Lesson One in a course, "How Not to Play the Evans Gambit." A truly horrifying job by Mr. Burn.

Oct-31-07		zahbaz: What the hell is this??!

Oct-31-07		porgue: Frankenstein totally Burned that guy

Oct-31-07		tatarch: I'd rather see a good halloween atack-- CG.com should stick with the halloween gambit every year, because when else would it be a game of the day?

Oct-31-07		tatarch: Ah whoops, didn't see that the halloween attack was the opening of the day. My mistake CG.com, keep up the good work

Oct-31-07		Calli: I was playing at the club late one night When my eyes beheld an eerie sight 9.Re1?! 11.gxf3? My pieces from last rank began to rise And suddenly to my surprise They did the mash 10...Bxf3 They did the monster mash 12...Qxa1 The monster mash 19...Ne5 It was a graveyard smash 20...Qh3! They did the mash 21...Nxf3+ It caught on in a flash 24...f5 They did the mash 26...Rde8 They did the monster mash 29...Qf1+! (Burn missed 29.Nxe2!) From our table in the castle east To the master bedroom where the vampires feast The ghouls all came from their humble abodes To get a jolt from my electrodes (probably why Burn played badly) My apologies to Bobby "Boris" Pickett

Oct-31-07		Domdaniel: "Have you watered the brains, Igor?"

Oct-31-07		Benzol: Just tell them Boris (Spassky) sent you.

Oct-31-07		Guguni: At some point white should have at least threatened with the knight maneuver Nd5-b4-c6#. Defending all the time is not a good strategy.

Oct-31-07		RookFile: Ah yes. Amos Burn getting slapped around by a mummified corpse. Don't worry, I'm sure that chessmetrics says that both players are higher rated than Morphy.

Oct-31-07		Calli: <Guguni> After the game, Burn's voice did ring Seems he was troubled by just one thing He setup the board and shook his fist and said, "How could I miss the Transylvania twist?" 29.Nxe2! Bxc1 30.Nd4! Then he did the mash All across the room He did The Monster mash It's a chessclub smash The monster mash

Nov-01-07		Calli: The scene was rockin', all were digging the sounds I studied the board, what had Burn found? The coffin-bangers were about to arrive But suddenly I saw, how to keep the win alive! 29.Nxe2! Qxg3!! I did the Mash ah-oo I did the Monster Mash All over poor Amos The Monster Mash

Nov-01-07		xKinGKooLx: It would have been really funny if Frankenstein had played the Halloween attack.

Apr-22-09		bengalcat47: Beware the monster. I remember Young Frankenstein for one good reason -- actress Teri Garr looks gorgeous even in black-and-white!

Jan-30-16		offramp: Fire bad!

Jan-30-16		TheFocus: This was an off-hand game played at the City of London Chess Club in England. This is game #23 in Richard Forster's <Amos Burn A Chess Biography>, page 42. Originally source is <Illustrated London News>, 09/23/1871.

Feb-12-23		generror: So funny that Frankenstein has just one game on file here, and that's a win over Burn. Of course, it's not the Frankenstein who we all know is called Victor; Tim Burton taught us that Edward was Frankenstein's father. Must've been pretty hold in the 1870s. <Calli>: Love your song :D

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