Larsens Plads
Larsens Plads (English: Larsen's Place) is a waterfront in Copenhagen, Denmark, which runs along the Zealand side of the main harbour from the Nyhavn canal in the south to the Nordre Toldbod area just south of Langelinie to the north. The name refers to a shipyard which used to occupy the grounds but is now more associated with emigration to America after it became a major hub for trans-Atlantic traffic later in the century. It is dominated by Amalienborg Palace with the Amalie Garden and a number of late 18th-century warehouses which has been converted to other uses. The buildings facing the waterfront have their address on the parallel street Toldbodgade. History Warehouses and ship building The waterfront was created by extensive land fills which led to the establishment of Ny Toldbodgade in 1719 and expanded the Port northwards. The new quay was used for storage of timber that arrived to the city by ship. When Frederiksstaden was founded and the area along the waterfront cam ...
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Larsens Plads From The Water
Larsen's Opening (also called the Nimzo–Larsen Attack or Queen's Fianchetto Opening) is a chess opening starting with the move: :1. b:Chess Opening Theory/1. b3, b3 It is named after the Denmark, Danish International Grandmaster, grandmaster Bent Larsen. Larsen was inspired by the example of the great Latvian-Danish player and theoretician Aron Nimzowitsch (1886–1935), who often played 1.Nf3 followed by 2.b3, which is sometimes called the Nimzowitsch–Larsen Attack. It is classified under the A01 code in the ''Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings''. The flank opening move 1.b3 prepares to fianchetto the where it will help control the central squares in hypermodernism (chess), hypermodern fashion and put useful pressure on Black's . The b2-bishop is often a source of recurring irritation for Black, who should not treat it lightly. Although Larsen was initially very successful with this opening, it suffered a setback in the 1970 Russia (USSR) vs Rest of the World, USSR vs. Rest o ...
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