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rrrttt
rrrttt
May 7, 2011
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Paul Morphy was an American Chess Prodigy. This is one of his most famous games, played at the opera in France.

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funandniceisme
funandniceisme
May 8, 2011
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Nice Game

helltank
helltank
Nov 10, 2011
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A heavily annotated diagram of the game. This game shows clearly why it's important to develop your pieces quickly. Throughout the whole game, black had at most two developed pieces, and that was quickly altered by Morphy, chasing one of the pieces back and pinning the other.