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It took about 50 years for computers to eviscerate humans in the venerable game of chess. A standard smartphone can now play the kind of moves that make a grandmaster’s head spin. But one artificial ...

Paul Morphy was a 19th-century New Orleans chess prodigy who was the de facto world chess champion during much of his short life. He rarely lost when he played throughout Europe and the United States.

The clamor in the school atrium is reminiscent of a pep rally last Wednesday, but these 125 Crestview Middle School students are staying late to participate in their fourth annual Chess Night. As they ...