The Greco Defence (or McConnell Defence), named after Gioachino Greco (c. 1600 – c. 1634), is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2....
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Japanese guitar manufacturer Greco Pizza Restaurant, a food chain in Eastern Canada Greco Defence, a chess opening Greco (Chrono Cross), a playable character...
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Gioachino Greco (c. 1600 – c. 1634), surnamed Cusentino and more frequently il Calabrese, was an Italian chess player and writer. He recorded some of...
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d5: Elephant Gambit 2...Qe7: Gunderam Defense 2...f6: Damiano Defence 2...Qf6: Greco Defence 2...Bc5: Busch-Gass Gambit Batsford Chess Openings 2 (1989,...
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Latvian Gambit (redirect from Greco Counter Gambit)
The Latvian Gambit (or Greco Countergambit) is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5?! It is one of the oldest chess openings...
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notes on the Sicilian Defence date back to the late 16th century by the Italian chess players Giulio Polerio and Gioachino Greco. This article uses algebraic...
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Petrov's Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 Philidor Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 Latvian Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5!? Elephant Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Qf6 Greco Defense 1...
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The Chief of the Defence Staff of Italy is the service head of the Italian Armed Forces. The current Chief of the Defence staff is General Luciano Portolano...
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cxd5 Nf6 – named after Yuri Gusev Greco Defence – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Qf6 – named after Gioachino Greco Grünfeld Defence – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 – named...
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πτέρυγες (ptéruges) 'feathers') are strip-like defences for the upper parts of limbs attached to armor of the Greco-Roman world. Pteruges formed a defensive...
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Lorsch Pharmacopoeia (section Greco-Latin glossary (Hermeneumata sive Glossarium pigmentorum vel herbarum))
The Lorsch Pharmacopoeia (sometimes called the Lorsch Leechbook, Lorscher Arzneibuch or Lorsch Book of Remedies) is an extensive medical manuscript composed...
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ISBN 978-0-8129-3682-7. "Owen's Defence ... is regarded by current theory as suspicious". Bauer 2005, p. 7. Louis Hoffmann, The Chess Games of Greco, George Routledge...
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Indo-Greek Kingdom (redirect from Greco-Indian)
consequences which are still felt today, particularly through the influence of Greco-Buddhist art. The ethnicity of the Indo-Greek may also have been hybrid...
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The Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922 was fought between Greece and the Turkish National Movement during the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath...
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Georgios Bakos (category Greek military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922))
the Greco-Italian War of 1940–41. After the German invasion of Greece and the Hellenic Army's capitulation, he served as Minister of National Defence in...
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National Defence Petros Garoufalias. In total, the Hellenic Army has taken part in the following engagements: Greek War of Independence (1821–1829) Greco-Turkish...
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The Greco-Persian Wars (also often called the Persian Wars) were a series of conflicts between the Achaemenid Empire and Greek city-states that started...
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The French Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 e6 This is most commonly followed by 2.d4 d5. Black usually plays ...c5 soon after...
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Pakistan Armed Forces (redirect from Defence force of Pakistan)
major projects in the defence industry, the Defence Export Promotion Organization (DEPO) was created to promote Pakistani defence equipment to the world...
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Emma Greco (born March 6, 1995) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman for the Boston Fleet of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). Greco has been...
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The Greco-Italian War (Greek: Ελληνοϊταλικός Πόλεμος, romanized: Ellinoïtalikós Pólemos), also called the Italo-Greek War, Italian campaign in Greece...
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covering the coasts of northern Greece and the northern Aegean Sea, from the Greco-Turkish border at the mouth of the river Evros to Mount Pelion. It is one...
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of the traditional subject which was painted during the last year of El Greco's life. The painting is a work which the artist made to hang over his own...
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ex-governador do Acre, morre aos 75 anos em São Paulo (in Portuguese) Ex-Iran Greco-Roman wrestler Mir Malek dies RIP, Dahir: Former Rough Rider defender Mohammed...
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and Run" Unknown Unknown October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) Jacquelyn "Jackie" Greco is living the good life in Illinois with husband Carl Gaimari, but their...
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Alexandros Papagos (category Greek military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922))
reequip the Army for the oncoming Second World War. At the outbreak of the Greco-Italian War on 28 October 1940, he became Commander-in-Chief of the Army...
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an insurrection in Kashmir and was instead forced to shift gears in the defence of Lahore. India also failed to achieve its objective of military deterrence...
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Fool's mate (section Greco vs. NN)
its control of g6. 7... Rxh5 8. Bg6# Greco vs. NN A similar trap occurred in a game published by Gioachino Greco in 1625: 1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 f5...
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Kâzım Özalp (category Turkish military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922))
Kâzım Özalp (17 February 1882 – 6 June 1968) was a Turkish military officer, politician, and one of the leading figures in the Turkish War of Independence...
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Independence Anglo-Turkish War (1918–1923) Franco-Turkish War (1918–1921) Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) Turkish–Armenian War (1920) Iraqi Revolt (1920)...
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