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Critical Thinking

All right, class, today, we're going to look at themost beautiful game in chess history,...

All right, class, today, we're going to look at the
most beautiful game in chess history, and it's called the opera game, authored by Paul morphy

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All right, class,
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today, we're going to look at the most beautiful game in chess history,
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and it's called the opera game,
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authored by Paul morphy.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:05
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Genres
drama
Production
Cinema Veritas,NRSP,Perfect Balance

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Movie Summary

The true story of the Miami Jackson High School chess team which was the first inner city team to win the U.S. National Chess Championship.
Now, morphy was an American, - Critical Thinking 00:09
Now, morphy was an American,
Who said, "if the chess board superseded the poker table, - Critical Thinking 00:18
Who said, "if the chess board superseded the poker tabl...
And he played white, - Critical Thinking 00:06
And he played white,
So, the Duke counters with dé, - Critical Thinking 00:08
So, the Duke counters with dé,
"Who the hell is that?" - Critical Thinking 00:05
"Who the hell is that?"
Only... only one of the greatest - Critical Thinking 00:20
Only... only one of the greatest
So, the Duke then moves down the bishop to g4 - Critical Thinking 00:08
So, the Duke then moves down the bishop to g4
So, morphy pawn takes, bishop takes, morphy takes. - Critical Thinking 00:06
So, morphy pawn takes, bishop takes, morphy takes.
Cornelia, how am I gonna get you out - Critical Thinking 00:05
Cornelia, how am I gonna get you out
Uh, I think it would be the g-knight to f6, - Critical Thinking 00:06
Uh, I think it would be the g-knight to f6,
So, morphy now counters very interestingly - Critical Thinking 00:05
So, morphy now counters very interestingly
But steinitz, - Critical Thinking 00:08
But steinitz,
That is the stupidest mistake ever - Critical Thinking 00:07
That is the stupidest mistake ever
That was a killer move, no doubt, - Critical Thinking 00:04
That was a killer move, no doubt,
All right, so bishop plays g5, - Critical Thinking 00:05
All right, so bishop plays g5,
Then the Duke plays pawn to b5, - Critical Thinking 00:09
Then the Duke plays pawn to b5,
Because now, morphy brilliantly plays the knight and takes. - Critical Thinking 00:04
Because now, morphy brilliantly plays the knight and takes.
So, the Duke plays the knight to d7 to block that check. - Critical Thinking 00:05
So, the Duke plays the knight to d7 to block that check.
And white long castles queenside - Critical Thinking 00:05
And white long castles queenside
Show me... show me what we should do with that rook - Critical Thinking 00:05
Show me... show me what we should do with that rook