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In Book 5 of the Aeneid, Entelus responds to the challenge of the boxer Dares by throwing his caestus (boxing glove, or gauntlet) into the boxing ring. To "throw down the gauntlet" is to issue a challenge. A gauntlet-wearing knight would challenge a fellow knight or enemy to a duel by throwing one of his gauntlets on the ground.
a knight is superior to three average pawns, even in the endgame (situations like three passed pawns, especially if they are connected, would be exceptions); with queens on the board, a knight is worth four pawns (as commented by Vladimir Kramnik for a full board);
John Myers Myers (January 11, 1906 – October 30, 1988) was an American writer. He is known best for the fantasy novel Silverlock (1949), in which a man with a Master of Business Administration travels through a fantasy land, meeting dozens of characters from myth, legend, and romance for adventure and instruction.
There are some lines that are unique to 1.d4 Nc6, most importantly 2.d5 which chases the knight away, usually to e5. The opening resembles an Alekhine's Defence but on the opposite side of the board. In an opening book by Sid Pickard, this variation was called the Bozo-Indian Defense ("Bozo" being a combination of the prefixes "Nimzo" and "Bogo").
Jean-Paul Valley Jr. is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Denny O'Neil and Joe Quesada and debuted in Batman: Sword of Azrael #1 (October 1992) as an ally of the superhero Batman , after which he would go on to make appearances in several Batman titles.
Walter Dennis Myers Jr. (June 9, 1914 – June 2, 1967) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge who served as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 7, 1963, until his death on June 2, 1967.
Livery collar of the Order of Saint Sylvester and the Golden Militia prior to 1905. Medal of the Order of Saint Sylvester and the Golden Militia, 1841. The Order of the Golden Spur [1] (Italian: Ordine dello Speron d'Oro, French: Ordre de l'Éperon d'or), officially known also as the Order of the Golden Militia (Latin: Ordo Militia Aurata, Italian: Milizia Aurata), [2] is a papal order of ...
Leonard Bernard Myers Jr. (December 18, 1978 – February 17, 2017) was an American professional football cornerback selected in the sixth round of the 2001 NFL draft by the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). [1] Myers earned a Super Bowl ring with the Patriots in 2001. He died of cancer on February 17, 2017, at age 38. [2]