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You know what's consideredthe greatest move inthe history of chess, Josh? A man namedFrank James Marshall was losing to a mannamed Levitsky in 1912, world championshipin Helsinki. And it looked likeMarshall had no chanceuntil he moved 23 queen G-3. He deliberatelysacrificed his queen and the movewas so shockingand surprising that Levitskynever got over it. He lost the gametwo moves later. And the move became knownin the annals of chessas the "Marshall swindle."
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You know what's considered the greatest move in the history of chess Josh
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A man named Frank James Marshall
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was losing to a man named Levitsky in 1912
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world championship in Helsinki
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And it looked like Marshall had no chance until he moved 23 queen G 3
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He deliberately sacrificed his queen
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and the move was so shocking and surprising
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that Levitsky never got over it
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He lost the game two moves later
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And the move became known in the annals of chess as the Marshall swindle
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When a group of hard-working guys find out they've fallen victim to their wealthy employer's Ponzi scheme, they conspire to rob his high-rise residence.
