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Sunday, 7 August 2016

List of important chess tactics motifs/themes

  1. Pin tactics
  2. Skewer tactics
  3. Discovered attacks
  4. X-Ray tactics
  5. Double attacks / Forks
  6. Clearing lines
  7. Trapping pieces
  8. Capture the defender
  9. Attack the defender
  10. Overload the defender
  11. Attraction tactics
  12. Interference tactics
  13. Clearance tactics
  14. Hit-And-Run tactics
  15. Passed-pawn tactics
  16. Zuchzwang tactics
  17. Zwichenzug tactics
  18. Saving the draw
  19. Creative combinations
  20. Common checkmate patterns
  21. Escape tactics

Wednesday, 9 September 2015

Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee as Kato 1967.jpg
Lee in 1967
Chinese name (traditional)
Chinese name (simplified)
PinyinLǐ Xiǎolóng (Mandarin)
JyutpingLei5 Siu2 Lung4 (Cantonese)
Birth nameLee Jun-fan
 (Traditional)
 (Simplified)
Lǐ Zhènfān (Mandarin)
Lei5 Zan3 Faan4 (Cantonese)
AncestryShundeGuangdongChina
OriginHong Kong
BornNovember 27, 1940
ChinatownSan Francisco,California, U.S.
DiedJuly 20, 1973 (aged 32)
Kowloon TongHong Kong[1]
Resting placeLakeview Cemetery
OccupationMartial artist, martial arts instructor, actor, film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active1941–73
Spouse(s)Linda Emery (1964–73)
ChildrenBrandon Lee (1965–93)
Shannon Lee (born 1969)
ParentsLee Hoi-chuen (1901–65)
Grace Ho (1907–96)
Alma materUniversity of Washington, Seattle


Bill Gates


Head and shoulders photo of Bill Gates
Gates in June 2015.
BornWilliam Henry Gates III
October 28, 1955 (age 59)
Seattle, Washington, United States
ResidenceMedina, Washington, United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University (dropped out)
OccupationTechnology Advisor of Microsoft
Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
CEO of Cascade Investment
Chair of Corbis
Years active1975–present
Net worthUS$80 billion (August 2015)[1]
Board member ofMicrosoft
Berkshire Hathaway
ReligionRoman Catholicism (formerlyCongregationalism)[2]
Spouse(s)Melinda Gates (m. 1994)
Children3
Parent(s)William H. Gates, Sr.
Mary Maxwell Gates
WebsiteTheGatesNotes.com
Signature
William H. Gates III

Bharathiyaar



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BornSubramanian
11 December 1882
Ettayapuram,
Tirunelveli District,
India
Died11 September 1921 (aged 38)
Madras,India
ResidenceTriplicane or Thiruvallikkeni
NationalityIndian
Other namesBharathiyar, Subbaiya, Sakthi Dasan, Mahakavi, Mundaasu Kavignar
Occupationjournalist
Known forIndian independence activism, poetry, social reform
Notable workPanjali Sapatham, Pappa Pattu, Kannan Pattu, Kuyil Pattu, etc.
MovementIndian independence movement
ReligionHinduism
Spouse(s)Chellamaal
ChildrenThangammal Bharati (b. 1904), Shakuntala Bharati (b. 1908)
Parent(s)Chinnaswami Subramanya Iyer and Lakshmi Ammaal
Signature
Subramanya Bharathi Signature.jpg

Benjamin Franklin

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                   6th President of Pennsylvania
Personal details
BornJanuary 17, 1706
BostonMassachusetts Bay,British America
DiedApril 17, 1790 (aged 84)
PhiladelphiaPennsylvania,U.S.
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)Deborah Read
ChildrenWilliam
Francis
Sarah
Signature

Beethoven


Portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820
BornBonnElectorate of Cologne
Baptised17 December 1770
Died26 March 1827 (aged 56)
ViennaAustrian Empire
OccupationComposer and pianist
WorksList of compositions
Signature
signature written in ink in a flowing script

Aung San Suu Kyi


Remise du Prix Sakharov à Aung San Suu Kyi Strasbourg 22 octobre 2013-18.jpg
Personal details
Born19 June 1945 (age 70)
RangoonBurma
(now Yangon)
Political partyNational League for Democracy
Spouse(s)Michael Aris (1971–1999, his death)
ChildrenAlexander
Kim
Alma materUniversity of Delhi
St Hugh's College, Oxford
University of London
ReligionTheravada Buddhism
AwardsRafto Prize
Sakharov Prize
Nobel Peace Prize
Jawaharlal Nehru Award
International Simón Bolívar Prize
Olof Palme Prize
Bhagwan Mahavir World Peace
Congressional Gold Medal
Signature