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Casablanca

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I have some paintings of people playing chess from long ago.

And I see people playing chess in documentaries about prison.

You know that is one consolation for you.

If you ever get sent up to "the joint," you can indulge your favorite past time of chess. Maybe the players won't be good sports though. Better carry a shank.

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My Cousin Vinnie

Anyone able to figure the opening from the layout of the pieces?

Edit:  From one scene to the next, pieces disappear off the board mysteriously.  For example, black's kingside rook is there one second, and gone the next.  What this tells us is that a few "takes" were needed for this scene.  Not to mention (your biological clock happy.png) it is hard to identify the pieces because the set is so modern in piece design.

 

 

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Danny's started a blog: https://www.chess.com/blog/DanielRensch/movies-and-tv-chess-scenes-that-mattered-part-1

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Danny who?