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  2. Rules of chess - Wikipedia

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    The rules of chess (also known as the laws of chess) govern the play of the game of chess. Chess is a two-player abstract strategy board game. Each player controls sixteen pieces of six types on a chessboard. Each type of piece moves in a distinct way. The object of the game is to checkmate the opponent's king; checkmate occurs when a king is ...

  3. Chess rating system - Wikipedia

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    Chess rating system. A chess rating system is a system used in chess to estimate the strength of a player, based on their performance versus other players. They are used by organizations such as FIDE, the US Chess Federation (USCF or US Chess), International Correspondence Chess Federation, and the English Chess Federation.

  4. L.A. Guns - Wikipedia

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    L.A. Guns L.A. Guns in 2023 Background information Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S. Genres Glam metal hard rock Years active 1983–present Labels Raz Records PolyGram Vertigo Polydor CMC Spitfire Deadline Cleopatra Shrapnel Sanctuary Favored Nations Frontiers Golden Robot Records Spinoffs Guns N' Roses Members L.A. Guns Tracii Guns Phil Lewis Johnny Martin Adam Hamilton Ace Von Johnson ...

  5. Pie rule - Wikipedia

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    The pie rule, sometimes referred to as the swap rule, is a rule used to balance abstract strategy games where a first-move advantage has been demonstrated. After the first move is made in a game that uses the pie rule, the second player must select one of two options: Letting the move stand. The second player remains the second player and moves ...

  6. The Card Players - Wikipedia

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    Dimensions. 47.5 cm × 57 cm (18.7 in × 22 in) Location. Musée d'Orsay, Paris. The Card Players is a series of oil paintings by the French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Cézanne. Painted during Cézanne's final period in the early 1890s, there are five paintings in the series. The versions vary in size, the number of players, and the setting ...

  7. Dune: Part Two - Wikipedia

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    Dune: Part Two is a 2024 epic science fiction film directed and produced by Canadian director, Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jon Spaihts. The sequel to Dune (2021), it is the second of a two-part adaptation of the 1965 novel Dune by Frank Herbert. It follows Paul Atreides as he unites with the Fremen people of the desert ...

  8. The 22 Greatest Two-Person Bands of All Time - AOL

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    11. The Spinanes. At a time when every other band on Sub Pop was loud and over-the-top, Portland’s the Spinanes made a smart, stylish sound with just Rebecca Gates singing and playing guitar in ...

  9. List of songs in Rock Band 2 - Wikipedia

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    The game, a sequel to Rock Band, has been released for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and PlayStation 2. [1] Rock Band allows one to four players to simulate the playing of rock music by providing the players with peripherals modeled after musical instruments (a guitar peripheral for lead guitar and bass gameplay, a drum peripheral, and a ...