在内战后新奥尔良过世而神秘的死亡之夜，世界象棋冠军保罗·莫菲（Paul MORPHY）令人兴奋和遭受折磨的生活得到了回顾。 莫菲（Morphy）被誉为现代最伟大的国际象棋棋手，是一个多维的天才神童。

  On the night of his untimely and mysterious death in post Civil War New Orleans, world chess champion PAUL MORPHY'S exciting and tortured life is reviewed. Known as the greatest chess player in the modern era, Morphy was a multidimensional genius prodigy.