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    The Mozart of Chess

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    Scott Tortorice
    , 21 Feb 12 at 22:45 (The Rook's Bailey)
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    "For whan this kyng Evylmerodach sawe this playe, and the barons, knyghtes and gentilmen of his court playe wyth the phylosopher, he merveylled gretly of the beaulté and noveltee of the playe and desired to playe agaynst the philosopher....Than the phylosopher began to teche hym and to shewe hym the maner of the table of the chesse borde and the chesse meyne, and also the maners and the condycions of a kyng, of the nobles, and of the comyn peple, and of theyr offyces, and how they shold be touchyd and drawen, and how he shold amende hymself ...
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    Chess , Tabletop Gaming , Boardgames
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