Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Backgammon — A backgammon set, consisting of a board, two sets of 15 checkers, two pairs of dice, a doubling cube, and dice cups Years active Approximately 5,000 years ago to present Genre(s) Board game, dice game … Wikipedia
Dutch Golden Age painting — Dutch Masters redirects here. For the cigar, see Dutch Masters (cigar). Johannes Vermeer, The Milkmaid (1658–1660) Dutch Golden Age painting is the painting of the Dutch Golden Age, a period in Dutch history generally spanning the 17th century,[ … Wikipedia
Philip Vischjager — (born 1959) is a Dutch backgammon player. Although he began playing backgammon in 1975, he started training more intensively using computer software in 2001. At the same time, he became a regular participant in Dutch backgammon competitions at… … Wikipedia
Eeckhout, Gerbrand van den — ▪ Dutch painter born Aug. 19, 1621, Amsterdam died Sept. 29, 1674, Amsterdam Dutch biblical, genre, and portrait painter, a gifted and favourite pupil of Rembrandt (1635–40), to whom he remained a close friend. His usual style is based so… … Universalium
Play65 — is an online backgammon website that hosts real time backgammon games and tournaments. The website is known for its large international community as well as for its advanced affiliate marketing methods [ [http://www.pandia.com/sew/362… … Wikipedia
History of chess — For the book by H. J. R. Murray, see A History of Chess. Photographs of real size resin reproductions of the 12th century Lewis chessmen. The top row shows king, queen, and bishop. The bottom row shows knight, rook, and pawn. The history of chess … Wikipedia
Dirck van Baburen — The lute player, 1622 … Wikipedia
NEW YORK CITY — NEW YORK CITY, foremost city of the Western Hemisphere and largest urban Jewish community in history; pop. 7,771,730 (1970), est. Jewish pop. 1,836,000 (1968); metropolitan area 11,448,480 (1970), metropolitan area Jewish (1968), 2,381,000… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Azerbaijan — This article is about the country in Eurasia. For other uses, see Azerbaijan (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
World Chess Championship — Current World Champion Viswanathan Anand of India. The World Chess Championship is played to determine the World Champion in the board game chess. Men and women of any age are eligible to contest this title. The official world championship is… … Wikipedia
