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Count Isouard
Alsothe Count; Count Isouard de Vauvenargues (chess histories)
The Duke's consulting partner in 1858, always half a beat behind him: a pince-nez glint and a snuffbox, whose timid suggestions are the better moves and who is overruled every time.
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A historical person, in calendar years (not on the Y axis). The Count is the second voice of Black: nervous, polite, "Your Highness", and right. He suggests the move the engines like and gets overruled; he starts to say the king should move and is cut off; the teacher quietly takes his side. When he takes snuff, the engraving's margin sneezes. In the box world he is still beside the Duke, gently correcting the record about what His Highness has been saying.
Who8 lines
- On screenPlayed Black in consultation with the Duke of Brunswick against Morphy, Paris, autumn 1858. {E4 0:22-0:29} edit
- RunningChess histories give him as Count Isouard de Vauvenargues; the film says only "Count Isouard". {history, not on screen} edit
- RunningHalf a beat behind the Duke; says "Your Highness". {E4 VOICE_NOTES script-A} edit
- RunningHis timid suggestions are the better moves: "His knight wants d5." leads to c6, the engine's choice; "the king—" was 9...Kd8. {E4 VOICE_NOTES script-A} edit
- On screenThe teacher sides with him in one dry line: "King d8 was better." {E4 9:09.49} edit
- On screenEdge, sung: "The Duke and Count Isouard, facing him, the game began ... they did not even listen, disputing with each other as to their next move." {E4 24:02-24:24} edit
- IdeaFor our own reference: he is the better player and has known it for years; he decided long ago that being invited is better than being right. {lore crew 2026-10-22} edit
- IdeaFor our own reference: he is the only one in the box who would like to hear the opera, and is too polite to say so. {lore crew 2026-10-22} edit
By episode7 lines
- On screenA living engraving: grey whiskers, pince-nez, a snuffbox; his head follows the Duke's half a beat late. {E4 7:30-8:12} edit
- On screen"She is singing, Your Highness." {E4 7:51.00} edit
- On screen"His knight wants d5." The Duke: "Then pawn c6." The Count, a beat late: "...Pawn c6." {E4 7:54.88; 7:57.69; 8:00.34} edit
- On screenTakes snuff; the remarque in the margin sneezes. {E4 8:08-8:10.25} edit
- On screen"Perhaps, Your Highness... the king—", cut off by "The king is perfectly comfortable." {E4 9:03.31; 9:06.52} edit
- On screenIn the box world: "Your Highness has been saying pawn b5." {E4 22:31.33} edit
- On screenIntercut with the Duke in the aria, still disputing. {E4 about 24:16-24:26} edit
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On screen Partner of Duke Karl II of Brunswick against Paul Morphy in the The Opera Game. {E4 0:22} edit -
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- Egg The sneezing remarque is Episode 2's Plates and their sneezing gentleman. {E4 8:10.25; E4-EGG-12} edit