Since chess was such a painful test of intellect, it affected his emotions too much to be sport. — Paul C. Nagel, John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life
Since chess was such a painful test of intellect, it affected his emotions too much to be sport. — Paul C. Nagel, John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life
Since chess was such a painful test of intellect, it affected his emotions too much to be sport. — Paul C. Nagel, John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life
Since chess was such a painful test of intellect, it affected his emotions too much to be sport. — Paul C. Nagel, John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life
Since chess was such a painful test of intellect, it affected his emotions too much to be sport. — Paul C. Nagel, John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life
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Since chess was such a painful test of intellect, it affected his emotions too much to be sport.

— Paul C. Nagel, John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life
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