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Critical Thinking

Then the Duke plays pawn to b5, threatening the bishop, and this startsa freaking blitz

Then the Duke plays pawn to b5, threatening the bishop, and this starts
a freaking blitz

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Then the Duke plays pawn to b5,
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threatening the bishop,
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and this starts a freaking blitz.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:41
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Genres
drama
Production
Cinema Veritas,NRSP,Perfect Balance

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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.
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
And now, finally, the only piece not doing anything in this game, - Critical Thinking 00:10
And now, finally, the only piece not doing anything in this ...
So, black queen goes down on e6 - Critical Thinking 00:06
So, black queen goes down on e6
Morphy's tried to do a little queen-on-queen action right here. - Critical Thinking 00:05
Morphy's tried to do a little queen-on-queen action rig...
- Gil? - He could, but not when you're pressing your opponent, - Critical Thinking 00:05
- Gil? - He could, but not when you're pressing your op...
Bishop takes the rook - Critical Thinking 00:05
Bishop takes the rook
This is the beauty of morphy's game - Critical Thinking 00:05
This is the beauty of morphy's game
No, no, it would be a whack move, - Critical Thinking 00:05
No, no, it would be a whack move,
That would be the unthinkable - Critical Thinking 00:05
That would be the unthinkable
Unless it's for a checkmate. - Critical Thinking 00:05
Unless it's for a checkmate.
Hal - Critical Thinking 00:06
Hal
So, you see, morphy sacrificed all his pieces - Critical Thinking 00:11
So, you see, morphy sacrificed all his pieces
But you know what? This is that whole thing I keep telling you guys - Critical Thinking 00:06
But you know what? This is that whole thing I keep telling y...
Because, you know, there was this great Latin chess player, - Critical Thinking 00:08
Because, you know, there was this great Latin chess player,
How come we know that chess was invented in India, - Critical Thinking 00:08
How come we know that chess was invented in India,
How come they always paint us out and rewrite us? - Critical Thinking 00:04
How come they always paint us out and rewrite us?
Okay, I'm only allowed to give you so much Latin and black history - Critical Thinking 00:15
Okay, I'm only allowed to give you so much Latin and bl...