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The Italian Game in five minutes
One of the oldest openings in chess is still one of the best first openings for White. Here are the ideas, the main lines and the one trap to know.
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Seventeen moves of pure chess.
Paul Morphy played this at the Paris Opera in 1858. Develop fast, open the lines, then strike. It still teaches the basics better than any rulebook.
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The Opera Game: Morphy's seventeen-move masterpiece
In 1858 Paul Morphy won a game at the Paris Opera that still teaches the basics better than any textbook. Lead in development, open lines, then strike.
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How chess ratings work, and why we use Elo
A rating is a prediction, not a grade. Here is what the number means, how it moves after a game, and why a new account starts with a question mark.
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