5+8 • Rapid • Rated
Checkmate • White is victorious
Italian Game: Giuoco Piano
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bc5 ... 24 moves
“Unlike other games in which lucre is the end and aim, [chess] recommends itself to the wise by the fact that its mimic battles are fought for no prize but honor. It is eminently and emphatically the philosopher’s game.” – Paul Morphy “Chess holds its master in its own bonds, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom of the very strongest must suffer.” – Albert Einstein. "One doesn’t …
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