讲述的是国际象棋冠军保罗在新奥尔良内战中离奇死亡后的那个晚上，他下棋的天赋异禀和饱受折磨的人生被人们重新审eee。摩菲是现代最伟大的国际象棋选手，也是一个多面的天才神童。

　　A funny and irresistible story of a young girl who literally cannot see or hear her mother, even though she is living with her under the same roof. With the help of an eccentric psychiatrist, and a local, accidental hero, our heroine has to grow up, but falls in love and eventually takes hold of her future - despite not being able to see what's right in front of her.

　　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.