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Napoleon played poorly. His "taking on" The Turk was an atrociously misplayed opening, and falling into a rather basic tactical trap. The game was as good as ov
by V-2 8y ago
Napoleon played poorly. His "taking on" The Turk was an atrociously misplayed opening, and falling into a rather basic tactical trap. The game was as good as over after a mere 10 moves (in fact it was already a forced mate at this point).
- aerovistae 8y agoThe match was recorded?
- V-2 8y agohttp://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1250610 http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1250610 Although the authenticity of the game is disputed. Regardless, the consensus among chess historians seems to be that Napoleon was a rather mediocre player.