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Lasca (also called Laska or Laskers) is a draughts (or checkers) variant, invented by the second World Chess Champion Emanuel Lasker (1868–1941). Lasca is derived from English draughts (American checkers) and the Russian draughts game bashni (Towers).
Lasca is a draughts (or checkers) variant. Lasca may also refer to: Lasca, a 1919 American silent Western; Lasca, an 1882 poem by Frank Desprez; Francesco Lasca (born 1988), Italian road bicycle racer; Lasca, Alabama, an unincorporated community in Marengo County; Lasca, Texas, a ghost town in Hudspeth County
English intertitles Lasca is a 1919 American silent Western film directed by Norman Dawn and starring Frank Mayo , Edith Roberts and Arthur Jasmine . [ 1 ] It is based on the 1882 poem Lasca by Frank Desprez .
Lascaux (English: / l æ ˈ s k oʊ / la-SKOH, [1] US also / l ɑː ˈ s k oʊ / lah-SKOH; [2] French: Grotte de Lascaux [ɡʁɔt də lasko], [3] "Lascaux Cave") is a network of caves near the village of Montignac, in the department of Dordogne in southwestern France. Over 600 parietal wall paintings cover the interior walls and ceilings of the ...
English: Lasca of the Rio Grande is a 1931 American pre-Code film based on the poem "Lasca" by Frank Desprez. Plot. Rio Grande dance hall girl Lasca becomes involved ...
Frank Desprez (9 February 1853 – 25 November 1916) was an English playwright, essayist, and poet. He wrote more than twenty pieces for the theatre, as well as numerous shorter works, including his famous poem, Lasca .
The shovel of Anton Francesco Grazzini (il Lasca) at the Accademia della Crusca Antonio Francesco Grazzini or Antonfrancisco Grazzini (March 22, 1503 – February 18, 1584) was an Italian author. [ 1 ]
In 1912 she was bought by the German Walther von Brüning. Her new home port became Kiel and she was renamed Lasca II. She was confiscated by the British navy during the First World War. In 1919 the yacht was acquired by Lord John Espen, who rechristened her Shenandoah. Two years later it was bought by Godfrey H. Williams and refitted with engines.