Which is the only opening variation named after a person who (as far
as is known) never played a game of chess.
It is a well-known variant of a very popular opening.

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Offramp wrote:

Which is the only opening variation named after a person who (as far
as is known) never played a game of chess.
It is a well-known variant of a very popular opening.

Frankenstein-Dracula.

On Oct 7, 5:24*am, Offramp wrote:
Which is the only opening variation named after a person who (as far
as is known) never played a game of chess.
It is a well-known variant of a very popular opening.

The Kalashnikov Sicilian? I believe 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 is named for the guy who invented that type of
machine gun (the AK-47?). Whether he played chess, I don't know.

On Oct 7, 5:24*am, Offramp wrote:
Which is the only opening variation named after a person who (as far
as is known) never played a game of chess.
It is a well-known variant of a very popular opening.

Some other possibilities:

Bishop's Opening -- I've never heard that commedian Joey Bishop ever
played chess.
King's Gambit -- ditto for comedian Alan King.
The Chase variation of Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
4.c4 Nb6 5.f5) -- Salmon P. Chase was far too busy in politics to
bother with chess.
Göring Gambit -- ditto for Hemann Göring.
Hedgehog System -- I don't believe hedgehogs can play at all.
Paris Gambit (1.Nh3) -- Paris Hilton's chess ability is probably
less than a hedgehog's.

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On Oct 7, 5:24*am, Offramp wrote:
Which is the only opening variation named after a person who (as far
as is known) never played a game of chess.
It is a well-known variant of a very popular opening.

Some other possibilities:

Bishop's Opening -- I've never heard that commedian Joey Bishop ever
played chess.

My late friend Ron Bishop didn't play Bishop's Opening because he
preferred 1. d4. So I made the joke that Ron ought to play Trompovsky's
1. d4 plus 2. Bg5. Eh, maybe it's still not funny.

King's Gambit -- ditto for comedian Alan King.
The Chase variation of Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
4.c4 Nb6 5.f5) -- Salmon P. Chase was far too busy in politics to
bother with chess.
Göring Gambit -- ditto for Hemann Göring.
Hedgehog System -- I don't believe hedgehogs can play at all.
Paris Gambit (1.Nh3) -- Paris Hilton's chess ability is probably
less than a hedgehog's.

Was 1. e4 e6 named for the butler on "Family Affair"?

How about 1. d4 f5 for President Reagan?

I first suggested the Frankenstein-Dracula Variation of the Vienna as
the answer, but maybe Offramp was thinking of Stonewall Jackson.

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On Oct 7, 5:24�am, Offramp wrote:
Which is the only opening variation named after a person who (as far
as is known) never played a game of chess.
It is a well-known variant of a very popular opening.

The Kalashnikov Sicilian? I believe 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 is named for the guy who invented that type of
machine gun (the AK-47?). Whether he played chess, I don't know.

You are correct Sir!
Dracula may be another possibility but I'm not sure he existed.

On Oct 7, 4:03*pm, Offramp wrote:
wrote:
On Oct 7, 5:24 am, Offramp wrote:
Which is the only opening variation named after a person who (as far
as is known) never played a game of chess.
It is a well-known variant of a very popular opening.

* The Kalashnikov Sicilian? I believe 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 is named for the guy who invented that type of
machine gun (the AK-47?). Whether he played chess, I don't know.

You are correct Sir!

All righty! What kind of new car do I win? A Lamborghini would be
nice.

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On Oct 7, 4:03�pm, Offramp wrote:
wrote:
On Oct 7, 5:24 am, Offramp wrote:
Which is the only opening variation named after a person who (as far
as is known) never played a game of chess.
It is a well-known variant of a very popular opening.

� The Kalashnikov Sicilian? I believe 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 is named for the guy who invented that type of
machine gun (the AK-47?). Whether he played chess, I don't know.

You are correct Sir!

All righty! What kind of new car do I win? A Lamborghini would be
nice.

You have won a Trabant. It's parked in a street in Brabant.

On Tue, 7 Oct 2008 13:03:38 -0700 (PDT), Offramp
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Dracula may be another possibility but I'm not sure he existed.

He definitely existed. Vlad Tepes or Vlad the Impaler. The name
Dracula refers to the dragon on his coat of arms. When on the wrong
side of Dracula, you soon got the point.

http://www.donlinke.com/drakula/vlad.htm

On Oct 7, 6:13*pm, Offramp wrote:
wrote:
On Oct 7, 4:03 pm, Offramp wrote:
wrote:
On Oct 7, 5:24 am, Offramp wrote:
Which is the only opening variation named after a person who (as far
as is known) never played a game of chess.
It is a well-known variant of a very popular opening.

The Kalashnikov Sicilian? I believe 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 is named for the guy who invented that type of
machine gun (the AK-47?). Whether he played chess, I don't know.

You are correct Sir!

* All righty! What kind of new car do I win? A Lamborghini would be
nice.

You have won a *Trabant. It's parked in a street in Brabant.

Damn. At the least I expected a Yugo once owned by Vitcor Hugo.