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Luxembourg Chess Championship
The Luxembourg Chess Championship has been held since 1932 by the (french: Fédération Luxembourgeoise des Échecs, FLDE), which was established in 1931 and joined FIDE in 1946. Winners : References {{Chess national championships Chess in Luxembourg Chess national championships Recurring sporting events established in 1932 1932 establishments in Luxembourg 1932 in chess Sports competitions in Luxembourg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIDE
The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE ( Fédération Internationale des Échecs), is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national chess federations and acts as the governing body of international chess competition. FIDE was founded in Paris, France, on July 20, 1924.World Chess Federation FIDE (April 8, 2009). Retrieved on 2013-07-28. Its motto is ''Gens una sumus'', Latin for "We are one Family". In 1999, FIDE was recognized by the (IOC). As of May 2022, there are 200 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Schartz
Alain may refer to: People * Alain (given name), common given name, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Alain (surname) * "Alain", a pseudonym for cartoonist Daniel Brustlein * Alain, a standard author abbreviation used to indicate Henri Alain Liogier, also known as Brother Alain, as the author when citing a botanical name * Émile Chartier (1868–1951), French philosopher and antimilitarist commonly known as Alain Places * Alain, Iran, a village in Tehran Province, Iran * Al Ain, a city in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ** Al Ain International Airport in the United Arab Emirates * Val-Alain, Quebec, village of 950 people in Quebec, Canada Other uses * 1969 Alain (1935 CG), a Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1935 * ''Alain'' (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Pinnotheridae * Prix Alain-Grandbois or Alain Grandbois Prize is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry * Rosa 'Alain', popular red floribunda rose variety See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chess In Luxembourg
Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to distinguish it from related games, such as xiangqi (Chinese chess) and shogi (Japanese chess). The recorded history of chess goes back at least to the emergence of a similar game, chaturanga, in seventh-century India. The rules of chess as we know them today emerged in Europe at the end of the 15th century, with standardization and universal acceptance by the end of the 19th century. Today, chess is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide. Chess is an abstract strategy game that involves no hidden information and no use of dice or cards. It is played on a chessboard with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. At the start, each player controls sixteen pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Berend
Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Rodrigues de Oliveira, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1979), Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1983), Frederico Chaves Guedes, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1986), Frederico Burgel Xavier, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1993), Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos, Brazilian * Fred Again (born 1993), British songwriter known as FRED Television and movies * '' Fred Claus'', a 2007 Christmas film * ''Fred'' (2014 film), a 2014 documentary film * Fred Figglehorn, a YouTube character created by Lucas Cruikshank ** ''Fred'' (franchise), a Nickelodeon media franchise ** '' Fred: The Movie'', a 2010 independent comedy film * ''Fred the Caveman'', French Teletoon production from 2002 * Fred Flints ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Wiedenkeller
Michael Wiedenkeller (born 10 January 1963) is a Swedish and Luxembourgian chess player. He was awarded the title of International Master by FIDE in 1984. Wiedenkeller won the 1985/86 Rilton Cup in Stockholm. In 1990, he won the Swedish Chess Championship. In 1999, he tied for second with Vlastimil Jansa in the Donne Haas Memorial in Luxembourg. Wiedenkeller transferred from the Swedish Chess Federation to the Luxembourg Chess Federation in 2010. Before he switched federations, he had already won the Luxembourg Chess Championship off-contest in 2009 and 2010; afterwards, he won it again in 2012 and 2013. In 2014, Wiedenkeller won the inaugural European Small Nations Individual Championship ( FIDE Zone 1.10 Championship) in Larnaca, Cyprus. This achievement earned him one of the five FIDE president's nominations for the Chess World Cup 2015. He was knocked out in the first round by Levon Aronian. In team competitions, Wiedenkeller represented Sweden in the Nordic Chess Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlad Serban
Vlad is a Romanian male given name. It is more commonly a nativized hypocorism of Vladislav and can also be used as a surname. It may refer to: Given name People * Vlad I of Wallachia (), ''voivode'' (prince) of Wallachia * Vlad II Dracul (before 1395 – 1448), ''voivode'' of Wallachia * Vlad the Impaler (1428/31 – 1476/77), ''voivode'' of Wallachia as Vlad III, inspiration for the character Count Dracula * Vlad Călugărul (before 1425? – 1495), ''voivode'' of Wallachia as Vlad IV, half-brother of Vlad the Impaler * Vlad cel Tânăr (1494–1512), ''voivode'' of Wallachia as Vlad V * Vlad VI Înecatul (c. 1508 – 1532), ''voivode'' of Wallachia * Vlad Vintilă de la Slatina (died 1535), ''voivode'' of Wallachia as Vlad VII * Vlad Achim (born 1989), Romanian footballer * Vlad Bădălicescu (born 1988), Romanian rugby union footballer * Vlad Bujor (born 1989), Romanian footballer * Vlad Chiricheș (born 1989), Romanian footballer * Vlad Danale ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Marie Weber
Jean-Marie is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Jean-Marie Abgrall (born 1950), a French psychiatrist, criminologist, specialist in forensic medicine, cult expert, and graduate in criminal law * Jean-Marie Charles Abrial (1879–1962), a French Admiral and Minister of Marine of France * Jean-Marie Andre (born 1944), a Belgian scientist * Jean-Marie Auberson (1920–2004), a Swiss conductor and violinist * Jean-Marie Balestre (born 1921), a president of FISA * Jean-Marie Basset (born 1943), a French chemist * Jean-Marie Beaupuy (born 1943), a French politician * Jean-Marie Benjamin, a priest * Jean-Marie Beurel (1813–1872), a French Roman Catholic priest * Jean-Marie Bockel (born 1950), a French politician * Jean-Marie Buchet, a Belgian film director * Jean-Marie Cavada (born 1940), a French politician * Jean-Marie Charpentier (20th century), a French architect and urban planner * Jean-Marie Chopin (19th century), a Russian explorer of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Wagener , a form of brainstem stroke syndrome
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Claude may refer to: __NOTOC__ People and fictional characters * Claude (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Claude (surname), a list of people * Claude Lorrain (c. 1600–1682), French landscape painter, draughtsman and etcher traditionally called just "Claude" in English * Madame Claude, French brothel keeper Fernande Grudet (1923–2015) Places * Claude, Texas, a city * Claude, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Other uses * Allied reporting name of the Mitsubishi A5M Japanese carrier-based fighter aircraft * Claude (alligator), an albino alligator at the California Academy of Sciences See also * Claude's syndrome Claude's syndrome is a form of brainstem stroke syndrome characterized by the presence of an ipsilateral oculomotor nerve palsy, contralateral hemiparesis, contralateral ataxia, and contralateral hemiplegia of the lower face, tongue, and shoulder. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Monaville
Guy or GUY may refer to: Personal names * Guy (given name) * Guy (surname) * That Guy (...), the New Zealand street performer Leigh Hart Places * Guy, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet * Guy, Arkansas, US, a city * Guy, Indiana, US, an unincorporated community * Guy, Kentucky, US, an unincorporated community * Guy, Texas, US, an unincorporated community * Guy Street, Montreal, Canada Art and entertainment Films * ''Guy'' (1997 film) (American, starring Vincent D'Onofrio) * ''Guy'' (2018 film) (French, starring Alex Lutz) * '' That Guy... Who Was in That Thing'' (2012), a documentary film * Free Guy (2021), an action comedy film Music * ''Guy'' (album), debut studio album of Guy (band) 1988 * Guy (band), an American R&B group * "G.U.Y.", a 2014 song by Lady Gaga from the album ''Artpop'' Transport * Guy (sailing), rope to control a spinnaker on a sailboat * Air Guyane Express, ICAO code GUY * Guy Motors, a former British bus and truck builder * ''Guy'' (ship, 1933 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvira Berend
Elvira Bayakhmetovna Berend ( Sakhatova, born 19 September 1965) is a Kazakhstan-born Luxembourg chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is a three-time Luxembourg Chess Championship winner (1998, 2015, 2016) and four-time World Senior Chess Championship, World Women's Over 50 Chess Championship winner (2017, 2018, 2019, 2022). Biography She is the younger sister of Woman International Master, WIM Gulnar Sachs (née Sakhatova). In 1988, she took part in the USSR Women's Chess Championship final and ranked 12th place. She twice represented the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, Kazakh SSR team in the Soviet Team Chess Championships (1986, 1991), in which she won team silver medal in 1991. After dissolution of the Soviet Union in chess tournaments she represented Kazakhstan. In 1995, Elvira Berend participated in Women's World Chess Championship 1999, Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament in Chişinău where ranked 14th place. In 1997, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Mertens
Marc or MARC may refer to: People * Marc (given name), people with the first name * Marc (surname), people with the family name Acronyms * MARC standards, a data format used for library cataloging, * MARC Train, a regional commuter rail system of the State of Maryland, serving Maryland, Washington, D.C., and eastern West Virginia * MARC (archive), a computer-related mailing list archive * M/A/R/C Research, a marketing research and consulting firm * Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition, a non-profit, volunteer organization * Matador Automatic Radar Control, a guidance system for the Martin MGM-1 Matador cruise missile * Mid-America Regional Council, the Council of Governments and the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the bistate Kansas City region * Midwest Association for Race Cars, a former American stock car racing organization * Revolutionary Agrarian Movement of the Bolivian Peasantry (''Movimiento Agrario Revolucionario del Campesinado Boliviano''), a defunct rig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
