Fortress chess (also called Russian Four-Handed chess) is a chess variant (a kind of chess with different rules) for four players. The board has 192 squares on it.
There are four "fortresses" (the extra parts of the board) in each corner. The fortresses have 16 squares each. A rook, a knight, and a bishop are inside each fortress.
There is no evidence that this chess variant was ever generally played, or even that it was playable. Compare, for example, with the manuscript sources for the old Indo/Arabic version of chess.
California's 23rd congressional district
California's 23rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. It made up of Kern County and parts of Los Angeles and Tulare counties. The cities in the district are Porterville, Ridgecrest, most of Bakersfield, and part of Lancaster.
House Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy is the current representative for the district. Kevin McCarthy has been the representative since 2013. The 13th district was first created in 1943. The district is the most Republican district in California.
Lou Correa
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Akongjamba
Akongjamba or Akongchampa is one of the principal characters in ancient Moirang Kangleirol legend. He is a nobleman of the king of Ancient Moirang. He is a lover of goddess Phouoibi, and a mortal being belonging to the Thoidingjam. However, fate doesn't permit the lovers to unite, which induces both to take rebirth for the unfulfilled love.
Khuman Khamba
Khuman Khamba or Moirang Khamba is one of the principal figures in the ancient Moirang Kangleirol legends. He is an orphan prince of the Khuman dynasty, brought up by his sister, Khamnu as a poor man. Later, he was married to his lady love Thoibi, the princess of the Moirang dynasty.
The term "Khamba" means ultimate or fullness.
Khuman Khamba is best known for being the paragon of masculinity and far ranging adventures, like Hercules (Heracles) of Greek mythology.
Here's a listing of the adventure legends, performed successfully by the hero:
The man eater tiger charged attacks to the villagers of the Khoirentak in Ancient Moirang. Finally, Khuman Khamba and Nongban were ordered by the Moirang king, to catch the beast. In the first encounter, Nongban was killed by the tiger and at the final meet, Khuman Khamba successfully captured and killed it. Finally, when he brought it to the capital city of Ancient Moirang, princess Thoibi was given to him, hand in marriage. Thus, the two lovers get united.
Moirang Thoibi
Moirang Thoibi or Ewanglon Thoibi is one of the principal characters in the ancient Moirang Kangleirol legends. She is a princess of the Moirang kingdom, daughter of Chingkhuba and the niece of the king of Moirang. She is a lady love of Khuman Khamba, a poor orphan prince.
The term "Thoibi" means perfection or completion of beauty and accomplishments.
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Khamnu
Khamnu is one of the characters in the ancient Moirang Kangleirol legends. She is a daughter of Ngangkhaleima and the biological daughter of King Chingkhuba and foster daughter of Khuman Purenba, the prime minister of the kingdom. She is a sister of Khuman Khamba, whom she brought him up, since childhood, after the demise of their parents.
Donna Britt
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As a student, she had been working for WYNK radio, and so in 1981 she decided to get a temporary job with WAFB, the local CBS affiliate. She quickly moved from weekend reporter to full-time reporter to host of morning news shows to prime time, where she anchored "9 News".
Britt was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 2017, and retired the following year. She died at her home on January 21, 2021, at age 62.
Nongban
"Angom Nongban Kongyamba", better known as Nongban, is a popular villain character who is depicted as the man who always tried many unsuccessful attempts to eliminate Khuman Khamba in the ancient Moirang Kangleirol legends. He is a rich man of Angom clan. Besides having seven wives, he is a suitor of princess Moirang Thoibi, for which, he has a rivalry with Khuman Khamba.
Quagga mussel
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Safra Catz
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In April 2011, she was named co-president and chief financial officer (CFO).
Onsi Sawiris
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Dina Powell
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Jessica Jackley
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Franklin Park, Pennsylvania
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Neffes
Neffes is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.
The D46, D246, D446 and N85 roads pass through the commune.
Moydans
Moydans is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.
The D425, D949 and D994 roads pass through the commune.
The commune borders the Drôme department.
The Dark Mirror (1946 movie)
The Dark Mirror is a 1946 American crime thriller movie directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Olivia de Havilland, Lew Ayers, Thomas Mitchell, Garry Owen, Lela Bliss, Lester Allen. It was distributed by Universal Pictures and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1947.
Névache
Névache is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.
The D1T, D301T and D994G roads pass through the commune.
La Motte-en-Champsaur
La Motte-en-Champsaur is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.
The D23 and D123 roads pass through the commune.
Montrond, Hautes-Alpes
Montrond is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.
The D94 and D1075 (E712) roads pass through the commune.
The Buëch river passes through the commune.
Kadeng Thangjahanba
"Kadeng Thangjahanba" () is one of the principal characters in the ancient Moirang Kangleirol legends. He is a blacksmith and a minster in the court of the king of Moirang kingdom. He is a lover of Tonu Laijinglembi.
According to legend, he has no match as a skilled blacksmith.
Many scholars opined Kadeng Thangjahanba to be a real historical figure who existed during the reign of Emperor Iwang Puriklai Laijing Punsiba in Ancient Moirang.
Montmorin, Hautes-Alpes