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Owen's (other)
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Owen's may refer to: * Owen's Defence, a chess opening * Owen's Market, an Indiana grocery store chain owned by Kroger See also *Owens (other) Owens may refer to: Places in the United States * Owens Station, Delaware * Owens Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota * Owens, Missouri * Owens, Ohio * Owens, Texas * Owens, Virginia People * Owens (surname), including a list of people with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen's Defence
Owen's Defence (also known as the Queen's Fianchetto Defence) is an uncommon chess opening defined by the moves: :1. e4 b6 By playing 1...b6, Black prepares to fianchetto the where it will participate in the battle for the . The downside of this plan is that White can occupy the centre with pawns and gain a . Moreover, 1...b6 does not prepare castling as 1...g6 does, and it is harder for Black to augment their pressure against the centre with ...f5, which weakens the kingside, than it is to play the corresponding move ...c5 after 1...g6. Christian Bauer, ''Play 1...b6'', Everyman Chess, 2005, p. 5. . Owen's Defence accordingly has a dubious reputation. Owen's Defence is classified as code B00 by the ''Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings''. History The 17th-century writings of Gioachino Greco contain three games featuring 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7.Louis Hoffmann, ''The Chess Games of Greco'', George Routledge & Sons, Ltd., 1900, pp. 82–86. The first master strength player to employ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen's Market
Owen's Market was a small chain of grocery stores located in northern Indiana in the United States, owned by the Kroger corporation. Founded in 1938. At the time of the chain name's phase-out in August 2020, there were three Owen's Market locations in the Indiana communities of Huntington, Ligonier and Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at .... On August 17, 2020, Owen's website became a redirect to kroger.com, and the three stores were rebranded as Kroger the same week, marking the end of the Owen's name. References External linksOwen's Market homepage {{Supermarkets of the United States [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |