OpeningNight may refer to OpeningNight film OpeningNight film , a 1977 drama film written and directed by John Cassavetes OpeningNight album , a big band jazz recording of the Thad Jones Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra OpeningNight novel OpeningNight novel , a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh OpeningNight Curb Your Enthusiasm disambiguation ... more details
Infobox film name OpeningNight image Openingnightposter.jpg image size 215px alt caption Release poster director John Cassavetes producer Al Ruban writer John Cassavetes starring Gena Rowlands br Ben Gazzara br Joan Blondell br Paul Stewart actor Paul Stewart br Zohra Lampert br John Cassavetes music Bo Harwood cinematography Alan Ruban editing Tom Cornwell studio Castle Hill Productions distributor Faces Distribution released Film date 1977 12 22 runtime 144 minutes country Film US language English OpeningNight is a 1977 drama film written and directed by John Cassavetes , and starring Gena Rowlands , Ben Gazzara , Joan Blondell , Paul Stewart actor Paul Stewart , Zohra Lampert , and Cassavetes. Pedro Almod var repeats the film s accident scene in his film All About My Mother as the center of the dramatic conflict. Plot In the film, Broadway actress Myrtle Gordon rehearses for her latest play, about a woman unable to admit that she is aging. When she witnesses the death of an adoring young fan, she begins to confront the personal and professional turmoils she faces in her own life ... OpeningNight accessdate 2009 08 17 work festival cannes.com ref Reception OpeningNight received generally ... OpeningNight is as dense and difficult as one would expect from John Cassavetes, but even the director ... openingnightOpeningNight ref Film critic Dan Schneider writer Dan Schneider wrote, of the film .... References reflist External links imdb title 0079672 OpeningNight allrovi movie 36518 OpeningNight rotten tomatoes openingnightOpeningNight http www.criterion.com asp release.asp?id 255&eid 379 ... Scene by Scene Analysis http archive.sensesofcinema.com contents cteq 07 43 opening night.html All the World s a Stage, essay on the film John Cassavetes Films DEFAULTSORT OpeningNight Category 1977 ... language films Category Films directed by John Cassavetes ca Nit d estrena de OpeningNight fr OpeningNight it La sera della prima ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2009 infobox Book See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name Opening Night title orig translator image File OpeningNight.jpg 200px image caption 1st edition author Ngaio Marsh illustrator cover artist country language English language English series Roderick Alleyn genre Detective fiction publisher HarperCollins Collins release date 1951 english release date media type Print pages isbn preceded by Swing Brother Swing followed by Spinsters in Jeopardy Opening Night is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh it is the sixteenth novel to feature Roderick Alleyn , and was first published in 1951. It was published in the United states as Night at the Vulcan . The novel is one of the theatrical ones for which Marsh was best known, and concerns the murder of an actor backstage on opening night of a new play in London. The play is being performed at the Vulcan Theatre it was formerly known as the Jupiter Theatre, renamed after an infamous murder recounted in the Alleyn short story Murder on the Air . Martyn Tarne, a young and inexperienced actress from New Zealand, finds herself involved in a play where her own heredity plays a significant role in a minor part. As the understudy for a minor role, Martyn is caught up when Inspector Roderick Alleyn begins investigating the murder he has witnessed. Ngaio Marsh crime novel stub Category Roderick Alleyn novels Category 1951 novels Category Novels about actors Category Novels set in London ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name OpeningNight Type live album Artist The Thad Jones Mel Lewis Orchestra Thad Jones Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra Cover OpeningNight ThadJonesMelLewisAndTheJazzOrchestra.jpg Released 2000 Recorded 1966 February 7, The Village Vanguard , New York City Genre Jazz Length 71 55 Label Alan Grant Presents Producer Alan Grant Last album This album OpeningNight br 1966 Next album Presenting Thad Jones Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra br 1966 Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1score Rating 4.5 5 ref Allmusic class album id r571309 pure url yes Allmusic review ref Automatically generated by DASHBot OpeningNight is a big band jazz recording of the The Thad Jones Mel Lewis Orchestra Thad Jones Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra playing at the Village Vanguard club in New York City in February 1966. This was the first performance of the group at this club although the recording was not released until 2000. ref Ken Dryden, Allmusic Allmusic class album id r571309 pure url yes link . Accessed 2008 April 29. ref A 40 year tradition for Monday nights at the Village Vanguard began from this first evening for the Thad Jones Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra which later became the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and eventually the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. Track listing Introduction Mel Lewis & Alan Grant 1 50 Big Dipper 5 10 Polka Dots and Moonbeams Jimmy Van Heusen Van Heusen , Johnny Burke lyricist Burke 3 47 Once Around 12 37 All My Yesterdays 4 08 Morning Reverend 4 50 Low Down 4 25 Lover Man Oh Where Can You Be? Lover Man Davis, Ram Ramirez Ramirez , Sherman 5 08 Mean What You Say 5 35 Don t Ever Leave Me 4 15 Willow Weep for Me Ann Ronell Ronell 6 25 The Little Pixie 13 45 All songs composed by Thad Jones except as noted. Personnel Thad Jones flugelhorn Mel Lewis drums Hank Jones piano Richard Davis double bassist Richard Davis bass Sam Herman guitar Jerome Richardson ... DEFAULTSORT OpeningNight Jones Lewis Album Category 2000 live albums Category The Thad Jones ... more details
Judy Garland at Home at the Palace OpeningNight is an album by Judy Garland , released in 1967 through ABC Music. The album peaked at number 174 on the Billboard 200 Billboard 200 . ref Cite web url http allmusic.com artist judy garland p3104 charts awards title Judy Garland Charts & Awards accessdate August 5, 2011 publisher Allmusic ref References Reflist Category 1967 live albums Category Judy Garland albums Category ABC Records live albums Category English language live albums 1960s pop album stub ... more details
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At the beginning of a written work stands the opening sentence . Considered most important , ref cite web url http www.fuelyourwriting.com the most important sentence how to write a killer opening title The Most Important Sentence How to Write a Killer Opening date November 6, 2009 author Christopher Jackson accessdate November 28, 2009 ref the opening sentence needs to entice the reader ref name rinzler cite web url http www.alanrinzler.com blog 2008 09 18 opening sentence writing fiction editor novelist tips for writers agents author Alan Rinzler title Ask the Editor The Power of the Opening ... English title Wow to Begin Writing The Opening Sentence access date 2009 11 25 ref although this does ...?BlogID 2283&PostID 32717 author David Venter title The Opening sentence The Genesis of the Novel accessdate November 28, 2009 ref David Lodge author David Lodge describes the opening sentence as the threshold ... publisher Penguin London, 1992 page 5 isbn 0 14 017492 3 ref The opening line is part or all of the opening ... is in use for the very first words of the opening sentence. ref http www.encyclo.co.uk define incipit ... s, essay s, poetry , lyrics , and general works of fiction and nonfiction . In nonfiction, the opening ... style. In journalism, the opening line needs to stimulate the reader s interest already aroused by the headline . It is in fiction where the art of the opening sentence flourishes as authors have ... s attention include keeping the opening sentence to the point, showing attitude, shocking, and being controversial. ref name rinzler One of the most famous opening lines, It was the best of times, it was the worst ... is an example of a short opening sentence that grabs the reader immediately. Formulaic openings are generally eschewed, but expected in certain genres, thus Once upon a time ... . Inspired by the opening, It was a dark and stormy night ... , the annual tongue in cheek Bulwer Lytton Fiction Contest invites entrants to compose the opening sentence of the worst of all possible novels , ref http www.bulwer ... more details
holiday name Opening Day type cultural image Dodger Stadium Opening Day 2009.jpg imagesize 300px caption 2009 Opening Day at Dodger Stadium official name nickname observedby United States , Canada ... right thumb 300px Opening Day introductions at Minute Maid Park on April 2, 2007 Opening Day is the day .... For baseball fans, Opening Day serves as a symbol of rebirth writer Thomas Boswell once penned a book titled, Why Time Begins on Opening Day . ref name opening day http www.baseball almanac.com opening day opening day.shtml Baseball almanac.com opening day opening day.shtml ref Many feel that the occasion ... and their millions of fans begin with 0 0 records. ref name opening day For generations, Opening ... Reds broadcaster recalls Opening Day memories ref The past decade has brought the introduction of a game televised by ESPN Major League Baseball ESPN the night before Opening Day , as well as the staging of season opening series in Mexico , Puerto Rico , and Japan . While these are technically opening games, Major League Baseball still reserves the title Opening Day for the first day in which multiple games are played. Opening Day is a state of mind as well, with countless baseball fans known to recognize ... one, you can t lose em all. ref name opening day Opening Day extends throughout the sport of baseball ... starts their season first among professional leagues, their Opening Day is the one most commonly .... Opening Day ignores the exhibition game s played during spring training in the month leading up to Opening Day. Prior to Opening Day, the teams manager baseball managers have to decide the starting ... on Opening Day is considered an honor. History Image Wilson opening day 1916.jpg 300px right thumb President Woodrow Wilson throws out the ceremonial first pitch on opening day. Photo 1916 In 1907 ... no hitter in Opening Day history. Twelve President of the United States United States presidents ... his right and left arm in 1950. ref name opening day On April 4, 1994, Bill Clinton inaugurated the Cleveland ... more details
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Unreferenced date December 2009 File US Navy 070124 N 9640K 023 Naval Weapons Station Yorktown s Fleet and Family Support Center FFSC held a ribbon cutting ceremony, in honor of the opening of their new facility.jpg thumb File Yao Ming with the Chinese flag 2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony.jpg thumb An opening ceremony is the official opening of a building or event. The opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup are huge events involving thousands of participants and watched by a massive worldwide audience. On a much smaller scale, some ceremonies mark the opening of a small building such as a shop and are only attended by relatives or friends. Many public buildings, especially schools and libraries, are opened by a special guest. See also commons cat Opening ceremonies Olympic Games ceremony Olympic Games opening ceremonies Category Opening ceremonies culture stub es Inauguraci n fr C r monie d ouverture id Upacara pembukaan zh ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 An opening act or warm up act in British English and Australia, supporting act is an entertainer or act entertainment entertainment act that performs at a concert before the Headliner performances featured or headline entertainer . Rarely, an opening act may perform again at the end of the concert. The opening act s performance serves to warm up the audience, making it appropriately excited and enthusiastic for the headliner. In rock music , the opening act will usually be an up and coming rock group group with a much smaller following than the featured artist. On long concert tour s, different opening acts may be used for different legs of the tour. See also Curtain raiser drama Warm up comedian DEFAULTSORT Opening Act Category Concerts Category Concert tours Music stub de Vorgruppe es Telonero fr Premi re partie it Gruppo spalla ja nds V rgrupp pl Support muzyka simple Opening act sv F rband musik ... more details
distinguish Benko Gambit chess notation Infobox chess opening image Chess diagram rd nd bd qd kd bd nd ... Flank opening AKA Hungarian Opening, Barcza Opening, Bilek Opening, King s Fianchetto Opening chessgid 127898&move 1.5&moves g3&nodes 127898 Benko s Opening also known as the Hungarian Opening , the Barcza Opening , the Bilek Opening , and the King s Fianchetto Opening , is a chess opening characterized by the move 1. b Chess Opening Theory 1. g3 g3 It is named after Pal Benko , who used ... Courier Dover Publications year 1994 ref Benko used the opening the first eleven times he was White ... postscript None ref White s 1.g3 is a fairly popular first move of the twenty possible opening moves ... . Usually the game will transpose to another opening such as the Catalan Opening , King s Indian Attack or some variation of the English Opening . The move 1.g3 can also be followed by 1...e5 2.Bg2 ..., most games will transposition chess transpose to some other opening with another code. Perhaps the most ... R ti Opening . Then Black may play 2...Nf6 for King s Indian Attack A07, see b Chess Opening Theory ... A07, see b Chess Opening Theory 1. Nf3 1...d5 2. g3 2...c6 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 . Also White can play 2.Bg2. Then Black may play 2...Nf6 for uncommon opening see b Chess Opening Theory 1. g3 1...d5 2. Bg2 2...Nf6 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 Nf6 . This can lead to King s Indian Attack A07 or still uncommon opening. Or Black may play 2...e5 for uncommon opening see b Chess Opening Theory 1. g3 1...d5 2. Bg2 2...e5 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 . This can lead to still uncommon opening. A possible move is the symmetrical 1...g6. White can play 2.c4, which is usually reached by 1.c4 g6 2.g3 so see English Opening . Then Black may play 2...Bg7 for English A10, see b Chess Opening Theory 1. c4 1...g6 2. g3 2...Bg7 1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 , or Black may play 2...Nf6 for English A15, see b Chess Opening Theory 1. c4 1...g6 2 ... opening see b Chess Opening Theory 1. g3 1...g6 2. Bg2 2...Bg7 1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 . This can lead ... more details
distinguish Ruy Lopez chess notation Infobox chess opening openingname PAGENAME image Chess diagram rd nd bd qd kd bd nd rd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd pl pl pl pl pl pl pl pl rl nl bl ql kl bl nl rl moves 1.e4 e5 2.c3 ECO C20 birth nameorigin parentopening Open Game AKA MacLeod Attack chessgid 197462&move 2.5&moves e4.e5.c3 The Lopez Opening or MacLeod Attack is a chess opening characterized by the moves 1. b Chess Opening Theory 1. e4 e4 b Chess Opening Theory 1. e4 1...e5 e5 2. b Chess Opening Theory 1. e4 1...e5 2. c3 c3 White s second move prepares to push a pawn chess pawn to d4, establishing a strong Glossary of chess Centre Center center . Play can potentially transpose chess transpose to other openings, most likely the Ponziani Opening or the G ring Gambit in the Scotch Game . However, in Unorthodox Chess Openings , Eric Schiller states that the opening is too slow, and that Black can respond vigorously with 2...d5 to eliminate transposition chess transpositional possibilities and solve all of his opening problems, as after 1.e4 e5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 there is no 4.Nc3 to chase the queen chess queen away and gain a tempo chess tempo . clear See also Ruy Lopez a very popular opening with a similar name References reflist wikibooks Chess Opening Theory 1. e4 1...e5 2. c3 Lopez Opening cite book author Schiller, Eric title Unorthodox Chess Openings publisher Cardoza year 2003 isbn 1 58042 072 9 Category Chess openings chess opening stub it Attacco Lopez lt Lopeso debiutas pt Abertura Lopez fi Lopezin avaus ... more details
Image Opening.png thumb right The opening of the dark blue square by a disk, resulting in the light blue square with round corners. In mathematical morphology , opening is the Dilation morphology dilation of the Erosion morphology erosion of a Set mathematics set A by a structuring element B math A circ B A ominus B oplus B, , math where math ominus math and math oplus math denote erosion and dilation, respectively. Together with Closing morphology closing , the opening serves in computer vision and image processing as a basic workhorse of morphological noise removal. Opening removes small objects from the foreground usually taken as the dark pixels of an image, placing them in the background, while closing removes small holes in the foreground, changing small islands of background into foreground. These techniques can also be used to find specific shapes in an image. Opening can be used to find things into which a specific structuring element can fit edges, corners, ... . One can think of B sweeping around the inside of the boundary of A , so that it does not extend beyond the boundary, and shaping the A boundary around the boundary of the element. Properties Opening is idempotent , that is, math A circ B circ B A circ B math . Opening is increasing , that is, if math A subseteq C math , then math A circ B subseteq C circ B math . Opening is anti extensive , i.e., math A circ B subseteq A math . Opening is Translational invariance translation invariant . Opening and closing satisfy the duality math A bullet B A c circ B c c math , where math bullet math denotes closing. See also Mathematical morphology Closing morphology Closing Dilation morphology Dilation Erosion morphology Erosion Bibliography Image Analysis and Mathematical Morphology by Jean Serra, ISBN 0126372403 ... 0845 X 1992 External links http homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk rbf HIPR2 open.htm Morphological Opening Category Mathematical morphology Category Digital geometry compu graphics stub comp sci stub de Opening ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 File Opening statement legalman mock trial Dec 23 08.jpg thumb 250px right A legalman making an opening statement for the prosecution to a jury during a mock trial . An opening statement is generally the first occasion that the trier of fact jury or judge has to hear from a lawyer in a trial law trial , aside possibly from questioning during voir dire . The opening statement is generally constructed to serve as a road map for the fact finder. This is especially essential, in many jury trials, since jurors at least theoretically know nothing at all about the case before the trial, or if they do, they are strictly instructed by the judge to put preconceived notions aside . Though such statements may be dramatic and vivid, they must be limited to the evidence reasonably expected to be presented during the trial. Attorneys generally conclude opening statements with a reminder that at the conclusion of evidence, the attorney will return to ask the fact finder to find in his or her client s favor. See, http www.uscourts.gov EducationalResources ClassroomActivities RealLifeScenarios TextingWhileDriving DifferencesBetweenOpeningAndClosingArgs.aspx. Opening statements are, in theory, not allowed to be argumentative , or suggest the inferences that fact finders should draw from the evidence they will hear. In actual practice, the line between statement and argument is often unclear and many attorneys will infuse at least a little argumentation into their opening often prefacing borderline arguments with some variation on the phrase, As we will show you... . Objection law Objections , though permissible during opening statements, are very unusual, and by professional ... in a criminal case and plaintiff in a Civil law common law civil case is the first to offer an opening statement, and defendants go second. Defendants are also allowed the option of delaying their opening ... links wikiquote wiktionary opening statement DEFAULTSORT Opening Statement Category Statements Category ... more details
chess notation Infobox chess opening image Chess diagram rd nd bd qd kd bd nd rd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd pl pl pl pl pl pl pl pl rl nl bl ql kl bl nl rl moves 1. h4 ECO A00 birth nameorigin Marcel Desprez parentopening Irregular chess opening AKA Kadas Opening, Anti Borg Opening, Samurai Opening, and Reagan s Attack chessgid 377754&move 1.5&moves h4 The Desprez Opening is a chess opening characterized by the opening move 1. b Chess Opening Theory 1. h4 h4 The opening is named after the France French player Marcel Desprez . Like a number of other rare openings, 1.h4 has some alternate names such as Kadas Opening , Anti Borg Opening , Samurai Opening , and Reagan s Attack . Gabor Kadas is a Hungary Hungarian player. According to Eric Schiller s Unorthodox Chess Openings , the last name is because 1.h4 is thoroughly unmotivated and creates weaknesses with only vague promises of future potential , a political gibe against Ronald Reagan . Like 1.a4, the Ware Opening , 1.h4 is an irrelevant pawn chess pawn move which does nothing in the fight over central space, and does very little for development. The only piece released is the rook chess rook , and this piece is usually not developed by moving it to h3. In addition, 1.h4 weakens White s kingside . For all of these reasons, 1.h4 is among the rarest of the twenty possible first moves for White. Black usually responds by grabbing the center with 1...d5 or 1...e5, and simple and sound development by 1...Nf6 is also possible. However ... However, Black does not have to be so cooperative. As the Desprez Opening is very rare, it is considered an Irregular openings chess irregular opening , so it is classified under the A00 code in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings . Named Variations There are five named variations in the Desprez Opening ... Opening continues 1...any 2. a4. The Borg Gambit continues 1...g5. The Symmetric Variation continues 1...h5. wikibooks Chess Opening Theory 1. h4 Desprez Opening See also List of chess openings List ... more details
Infobox chess opening openingname R ti Opening image Chess diagram 8 rd nd bd qd kd bd nd rd 7 pd pd ... Flank opening AKA R ti System br R ti Zukertort Opening chessgid 74&move 1.5&moves Nf3&nodes 74 The R ti Opening is a Hypermodernism chess hypermodern chess opening whose traditional or classic method begins with the moves 1. b Chess Opening Theory 1. Nf3 Nf3 b Chess Opening Theory 1. Nf3 1...d5 d5 2. b Chess Opening Theory 1. Nf3 1...d5 2. c4 c4 White plans to bring the d5 pawn under attack from ... of chess Center center . The opening is named after Richard R ti 1889 1929 , an Grandmasters without the title untitled Grandmaster from Czechoslovakia . The opening is in the spirit of the Hypermodernism ... what Black will do. But the R ti should not be thought of as a single opening sequence, and certainly not a single opening move, but rather as an opening complex with many variations sharing common themes. In the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings ECO , R ti Opening is classified as codes A04 A09. algebraic ... of R ti Capablanca, New York 1924 According to R ti the opening was introduced into master play in the early ... . Coraopolis, Pennsylvania Chess Enterprises, Inc. ISBN 978 0 931462 78 8. ref R ti used the opening ... of hypermodernism chess hypermodernism , and as the opening developed it gained structure and a clearer ... 1007029 Richard Reti vs Akiba Rubinstein, Karlsbad 1923 ref the R ti Opening or the R ti System . Savielly Tartakower called the opening the R ti Zukertort Opening , and said of 1. Nf3 An opening of the past, which became, towards 1923, the opening of the future. ref Cite book last Tartakower first ... to ChessBase , out of the twenty possible opening moves, Wikibooks Opening theory in chess 1. Nf3 ..., so it is incorrect to infer that any game starting with that move is an example of the R ti Opening ... can also transpose to the Catalan Opening or Gr nfeld Defence The Neo Gr nfeld Defence Neo Gr nfeld Defence . ref name p718 Or to a Queen s Pawn opening or b Chess Opening Theory 1. d4 1.d4 opening ... more details
chess notation Infobox chess opening openingname Saragossa Opening image Chess diagram rd nd bd qd kd bd nd rd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd pl pl pl pl pl pl pl pl rl nl bl ql kl bl nl rl moves 1.c3 ECO A00 birth nameorigin parentopening Irregular chess opening AKA Hempel s Opening chessgid 371199&move 1.5&moves c3 The Saragossa Opening or Hempel s Opening is a chess opening defined by the opening move 1. b Chess Opening Theory 1. c3 c3 The name Saragossa Opening is derived from the Spanish city of Zaragoza . In 1922 a theme tournament requiring the players to open with 1.c3 was arranged in Mannheim with three participants, Siegbert Tarrasch , Paul Leonhardt and Jacques Mieses , which Tarrasch won. Opening with 1.c3 is an unambitious move. It opens a diagonal for the queen chess queen , but it makes only a timid claim to the center. It prepares to play d4, but White could simply have played that move immediately. Also, the pawn chess pawn on c3 has the disadvantage of taking the c3 square away from the knight chess knight . It is not a terrible move, however, and is likely to transposition chess transpose to a Caro Kann Defence or Slav Defense with colors reversed , two solid defenses for Black, but with an extra tempo to the Exchange Variation of the Queen s Gambit Declined , a fully respectable opening often played by grandmasters, after 1.c3 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.cxd4 d5 to a solid but passive type of Queen s Pawn Game after 1.c3 Nf6 2.d4 or 1.c3 d5 2.d4 or to a reversed Scandinavian Defense after 1.c3 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 ? Nc6 4.Qa4. Since White usually plays more aggressively in the opening, the Saragossa is considered an Irregular openings chess irregular opening , classified as A00 by the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings . Black has a number of responses, the most common being ... Chess Openings publisher Cardoza isbn 1 58042 072 9 page 329 External links wikibooks Chess Opening Theory 1. c3 Saragossa Opening http www.chess.com opening eco A00 Saragossa Opening 825 Games at Chess.com ... more details
The Opening of the Wells Otv r n stud nek 1955 is the chamber cantata by Czechs Czech composer Bohuslav Martin . It is also sometimes translated in English as The Opening of the Springs . It was composed in June and July 1955 in Nice , France to the text of Czech poet Miroslav Bure . It was written for female chorus, soprano , alto and baritone solos, reciter, two violin s, viola and piano . The composition was dedicated to Miroslav Bure and our Vyso ina Region Moravian Highlands . The composition is part of the four part cycle of cantatas Opening of the Wells, Legend of the Smoke from Potato Fires, The Romance of the Dandelions, Mike of the Mountains , all are connected with the Moravian Highlands , Martin s native region. The cantata relates to the customs around welcoming Spring season spring , and the cleansing of springs of detritus at the end of winter. The baritone sings as a pilgrim returning to his native land. Recordings Opening of the Wells, Legend of the Smoke from Potato Fires, Mike of the Mountains. CD. Supraphon 110767 2231. References Martin , Bohuslav Otv r n stud nek. Partitura a instrument ln hlasy. Score Prague Editio B renriter, 1996. H 2122 http katalog.martinu.cz martinu catshow.php?idfield 276&language cs Martin Institute Otv r n stud nek page, in Czech External links http goliath.ecnext.com coms2 gi 0199 2575036 Martinu The Opening of Wells.html English link classical composition stub DEFAULTSORT Opening of the Wells Category Compositions by Bohuslav Martin Category 1955 compositions Category Cantatas cs Otv r n stud nek ... more details
chess notation Infobox chess opening image Chess diagram rd nd bd qd kd bd nd rd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd nl pl pl pl pl pl pl pl pl rl nl bl ql kl bl rl moves 1.Nh3 ECO A00 birth Charles Amar, Paris , 1930s nameorigin Charles Amar parentopening Irregular chess opening AKA Paris Opening chessgid 401630&move 1.5&moves Nh3&nodes 401630 The Amar Opening , Paris Opening , Drunken Knight Opening , or Ammonia Opening is a chess opening defined by the move 1. b Chess Opening Theory 1. Nh3 Nh3 This opening is sometimes known as the Ammonia Opening, since NH sub 3 sub is the chemical formula for ammonia . The Paris ian amateur Charles Amar played it in the 1930s. It was probably named by Ksawery Tartakower Tartakower who used both names for this opening, although the chess author Tim Harding chess Tim Harding has jokingly suggested that Amar is an acronym for Absolutely mad and ridiculous harv Winter 1996 p 89 . Like the Durkin Opening , white develops a knight chess knight to a rim square without having much reason to do so, and such a development is quite awkward. One of Siegbert Tarrasch s proverb s is A knight on the rim is dim . Nevertheless, developing the king s knight prepares kingside castling , and therefore 1.Nh3 is a more common move than 1.Na3. Since 1.Nh3 is considered an Irregular openings chess irregular opening , it is classified under the A00 code in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings . Black s most common reply is 1...d5 which threatens 2...Bxh3, ruining White s kingside pawn chess pawn structure. White usually plays 2.g3 to prevent this, and black can then take a grip of the center with 2...e5. Named variations There are several named variations in the Amar Opening. The most well known one is known as the Paris Gambit 1. Nh3 d5 2. g3 e5 3. f4? Bxh3 4. Bxh3 exf4 In the Paris Gambit, White allows Black a firm grip on the center, and also gives up material. Therefore ... 1 85744 171 0 ref harv External links wikibooks Chess Opening Theory 1. Nh3 Amar Opening http web.archive.org ... more details
chess notation Infobox chess opening image Chess diagram rd nd bd qd kd bd nd rd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd pl pl pl pl pl nl pl pl pl rl nl bl ql kl bl rl moves 1.e4 e5 2.Ne2 ECO C20 birth nameorigin Semyon Alapin parentopening Open Game AKA chessgid 2253003&move 2.5&moves e4.e5.Ne2&nodes 21720.21721.2253003 Alapin s Opening is an unusual chess opening that starts with the moves 1. b Chess Opening Theory 1. e4 e4 b Chess Opening Theory 1. e4 1...e5 e5 2. b Chess Opening Theory 1. e4 1...e5 2. Ne2 Ne2 It is named after the Russia Russo Lithuania n player and openings analyst Semyon Alapin 1856&ndash 1923 . Although this opening is rarely used, Ljubomir Ljubojevi Ljubojevi as Black played against it at Groningen city Groningen in 1970. Alapin s Opening is offbeat, but perfectly playable for White. It is mainly used by players who want to avoid highly theoretical lines such as the Ruy Lopez , or those who wish to surprise their opponents. White is intending to play f2 f4 soon. Also, it s similar to the Smyslov Position Smyslov Botvinnik, 1958 if White tries to play something in the lines of g3, Nbc3, d3, Bg2. However, Alapin s Opening also incurs several problems for White. Firstly, the development of White s light squared bishop, and also of his queen, is blocked, and it will require another move of the knight or another pawn move, both of which go against opening principles, to develop these pieces. Secondly, the knight on e2, although flexible, has no control over Black s half of the centre, and will need to be moved again to become more useful. It is relatively easy for Black to equalize in this opening, e.g., 2...Nf6, 2...Nc6, and 2...d5 all equalize, although Black should be careful to avoid being caught by surprise by an eventual f2 f4. See also List of chess openings List of chess openings named after people wikibooks Chess Opening Theory 1. e4 1...e5 2. Ne2 Alapin s Opening References reflist cite book author John Nunn , Graham Burgess , John Emms chess player ... more details
chess notation Infobox chess opening image Chess diagram rd nd bd qd kd bd nd rd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd nl pl pl pl pl pl pl pl pl rl bl ql kl bl nl rl moves 1. Na3 ECO A00 birth nameorigin parentopening Irregular chess opening AKA Durkin s Attack, Sodium Attack chessgid 2948278&move 1.5&moves Na3 The Durkin Opening , also known as Durkin s Attack , or the Sodium Attack , is a very rarely played chess opening beginning with the move 1. b Chess Opening Theory 1. Na3 Na3 This awkward development of the queen s knight does little to utilize White s advantage of the first move. From a3 the knight does not influence the Chess terminology C center or possess much activity. It is likely that White will move this knight again soon, perhaps by playing c4 and either recapturing on c4 e.g. 1...d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nxc4 or playing Nc2. If this is White s plan it is stronger to play c4 on the first move the English Opening . As such, this opening is probably most valuable as a way to avoid opening preparation. On the other hand there are better ways to avoid most people s opening preparation, for example by developing relocating the b1 knight to c3. It is named for Robert Durkin 1923 ? of New Jersey . The name Sodium Attack comes from the algebraic notation 1. Na3, as Na is the chemical symbol for the element sodium . Named Variations The Durkin Opening has several named variations. Durkin s Gambit is characterized by 1... e5 2. Nc4 Nc6 3. e4 f5. The Celadon Variation continues 1... e5 2. d3 Bxa3 3. bxa3 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Rb1. See also List of chess openings List of chess openings named after people References wikibooks Chess Opening Theory 1. Na3 Durkin Opening Hooper, David and Kenneth Whyld. Durkin Opening. Oxford Companion to Chess. Oxford Oxford University Press, 1992. 117. Cite book last Dunnington first Angus author link Angus Dunnington year 2000 title Winning Unorthodox Openings publisher Everyman Chess isbn 978 1857442854 postscript None cite book author Eric Schiller year 2002 ... more details
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