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* The knight moves to any of the closest squares that are not on the same rank, file, or diagonal, thus the move forms an " L "- shape: two squares vertically and one square horizontally, or two squares horizontally and one square vertically.
When a pawn advances to the eighth rank, as a part of the move it is promoted and must be exchanged for the player's choice of queen, rook, bishop, or knight of the same color.
The rank of commodore derives from the French commandeur, which was one of the highest ranks in orders of knighthood, and in military orders the title of the knight in charge of a commenda ( a local part of the order's territorial possessions ).
* Displacing opposing knights of a lower rank, forcing the lower ranked knight to retreat
If the armiger has the title of baron, hereditary knight, or higher, he may display a coronet of rank above the shield.
The verb " to knight " ( i. e. to make someone a knight ) appears around 1300, and from the same time, the word " knighthood " shifted from " adolescence " to " rank or dignity of a knight ".
As the term ' knight ' became increasingly confined to denoting a social rank the military role of fully armoured cavalryman gained a separate term, ' man-at-arms '.
His paternal grandfather, Marcus Salvius Otho, whose father was a Roman knight but whose mother was of lowly origin and perhaps not even free-born, was raised in Livia's household and rose to senatorial rank through her influence, although he did not advance beyond the rank of praetor.
On the fourth rank a knight is comparable in power to a bishop, and on the fifth it is often superior to the bishop, and on the sixth rank it can be a decisive advantage.
This is assuming the knight is taking part in the action ; a knight on the sixth rank which is not doing anything useful is not a well-placed piece.
A pawn that advances all the way to the opposite side of the board ( the opposing player's first rank ) is promoted to another piece of that player's choice: a queen, rook, bishop, or knight of the same color.
Dickon Malbete, a disgraced former knight, is sent to assassinate him in return for the restoration of his rank and Robin's estate.
In pre-republican Germany all the knightly families of the Holy Roman Empire ( sometimes distinguished by the prefix von or zu ) eventually were recognised as of baronial rank, although Ritter is the literal translation for " knight ", and persons who held that title enjoyed a distinct, but lower, rank in Germany's nobility than barons ( Freiherren ).
By far the most common sacrifice in atomic chess openings is to advance either knight from the third rank to the fifth, knowing it can be taken by a pawn.
In formal protocol Sir is the correct styling for a knight or a baronet ( the United Kingdom nobiliary rank just below all peers of the realm ), used with ( one of ) the knight's given name ( s ) or full name, but not with the surname alone (" Sir James Paul McCartney ", " Sir Paul McCartney ", or " Sir Paul ", but never " Sir McCartney ").
In the case of a military officer who is also a knight, the appropriate form of address puts the professional military rank first, then the correct manner of address for the individual, then his name, e. g.,
Knights Bachelor are the most ancient sort of British knight ( the rank existed during the 13th century reign of King Henry III ), but Knights Bachelor rank below knights of the various orders.

rank and developed
Menzies ' domination of the party, and the fact that Holt's succession had been established for many years, meant that a secure second rank of leadership had not been developed.
An important step in the evolution of classical model theory occurred with the birth of stability theory ( through Morley's theorem on uncountably categorical theories and Shelah's classification program ), which developed a calculus of independence and rank based on syntactical conditions satisfied by theories.
Aside from the rank and file legionary ( who received the base wage of 10 asses a day or 225 denarii a year ), the following list describes the system of officers which developed within the legions from the Marian reforms ( 104 BC ) until the military reforms of Diocletian ( c. 290 ).
The intention to create the racing modes of the game had been present from the start of the project and Battle Mode was developed from the desire to create a one-on-one mode where victory was not determined simply by competing for rank.
In the 1720s Burlington and Campbell parted, and Burlington was assisted in his projects by the young Henry Flitcroft, " Burlington Harry "— who developed into a major architect of the second neopalladian generation — and Daniel Garrett — a straightforward palladian architect of the second rankand some draughtsmen.
It uses trade along with six other components such as aid or investment to rank and evaluate developed countries on policies that affect the undeveloped world.
The two literary schools of Preslav and Ohrid developed a rich literary and cultural activity with authors of the rank of Constantine of Preslav, John Exarch, Chernorizets Hrabar, Clement and Naum of Ohrid.
The title was imported to the monarchies of medieval Europe, and in many countries developed into a high military rank and great officer of State ( e. g., the Constable of France ).
Though these archangels were believed to have rank amongst the heavenly host, no systematic hierarchy ever developed.
* In the Low countries, the rank of burggraaf developed into the nobiliary equivalent of a viscount ( see that article ).
In 1924, Funakoshi adopted the Kyū / Dan rank system and the uniform ( keikogi ) developed by Kano Jigoro, the founder of judo.
Other prominent conjoint analysis pioneers include professor V. “ Seenu ” Srinivasan of Stanford University who developed a linear programming ( LINMAP ) procedure for rank ordered data as well as a self-explicated approach, Richard Johnson ( founder of Sawtooth Software ) who developed the Adaptive Conjoint Analysis technique in the 1980s and Jordan Louviere ( University of Iowa ) who invented and developed Choice-based approaches to conjoint analysis and related techniques such as MaxDiff.
They performed purification rites and followed and developed various rules of living which they believed would enable their souls to achieve a higher rank among the gods.
From the shoulderboard was developed the shoulder mark, a flat cloth tube that is worn over the shoulder strap and carries embroidered or pinned-on rank insignia.
His father Derrick Norman Lehmer, known mainly as a pioneer in number theory computing, also made major contributions to combinatorial computing, having devised algorithms for efficiently generating all the permutations on n elements He also developed two algorithms, rank ( p ) and unrank ( k ).
As international relations developed, it became customary to give the highest title of diplomatic rank, ambassador, to the head of all permanent missions in any country, except as a temporary expression of downturned relations or where representation was merely an interim arrangement.
In chess the fianchetto ( " little flank ") is a pattern of development wherein a bishop is developed to the second rank of the adjacent knight file, the knight pawn having been moved one or two squares forward.
It was also in the North Africa desert that the cab rank strategy was developed.
A system was developed where senior cadets aged 16 or older were temporarily enrolled in the RCAF / CF on short term contracts and given the rank of Acting Corporal.
By March 27, he had earned 18 victory credits and had six multiple-kill missions to rank third in the " ace race " that had developed within VIII Fighter Command.
They developed a three pronged strategy that included building rank and file within the unions, caucuses for black and women workers, and urging independent political action of the workers organizations.
The Imperial Abbey held the rank of principality, and Heppenheim developed over time into the territory ’ s administrative and economic hub, although it lost its importance with the Abbey ’ s downfall in the 11th and 12th centuries.

rank and 12th
In the course of the 12th century knighthood became a social rank with a distinction being made between ' milites gregarii ' ( non-noble cavalrymen ) and milites nobiles ( true knights ).
In 1938, Kalashnikov was conscripted into the Red Army, and became a tank driver and mechanic, achieving the rank of senior sergeant tank commander serving on the T-34s of the 24th Tank Regiment, 12th Tank Division stationed in Stryi before the regiment retreated after the Battle of Brody in June 1941.
* 1234 ( Bunryaku 1, 12th month ): Yoritsune is raised to the first rank of the 3rd class in the dōjō kuge.
although it did rank highly in a number of areas in the same newspaper article – 8th in the UK for Pharmacy, 12th for Business and management studies, 17th for Chemistry, 13th for Law, 21st for Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 12th for Allied health professions and studies.
* In the computer game World of Warcraft, the rank of Marshal is the 12th PvP honor rank in sequence achieved in the Alliance faction.
Its rank was high in the 12th century, but somewhat lower in the 13th century and the first half of the 14th century.
It is ranked 27th highest in the world and 12th highest in Pakistan, but it is more popular for its beauty than its rank might suggest.
The Master in Management has been awarded the 12th rank world-wide by the Financial Times in 2011.
After this, Murphy was promoted to the rank of sergeant in the Continental Army's 12th Pennsylvania Regiment and fought at the battles of Trenton and Princeton.
In the course of the 12th century knighthood became a social rank with a distinction being made between milites gregarii ( non-noble cavalrymen ) and milites nobiles ( true knights ).
Jackson achieved the rank of full ' Colonel ' in the Army Air Force and served as ' Deputy G-2 ' under Brigadier General Edwin Sibert (' G-2 ') at Headquarters, 12th Army Group, SHAEF ( Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces ) on General Bradley's staff.
His 123 wins as a Red rank 12th on Cincinnati's all-time leaders list, and in December 2005, he led fan balloting wire-to-wire to become a 2006 Reds Hall of Famer.
Admiral of the Fleet William Henry Dudley Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork, 12th Earl of Orrery GCB GCVO RN ( 30 November 1873 – 19 April 1967 ) was a career Royal Navy officer who had achieved the rank of full Admiral before succeeding a cousin in 1934 to the family titles, chief of which is Earl of Cork.
* 1234 ( Bunryaku 1, 12th month ): Kujō Yoritsune is raised to the first rank of the third class in the court hierarchy ( the dōjō kuge ).
Appointed acting corporal soon after arrival, he was reallocated to the 12th Battalion with the rank of private on 1916, following a period of divisional reorganisation and expansion to the Australian forces which were now stationed in Egypt.
Members of head rank five could reach the 10th level of office rank, daenaema ( 대내마, 大奈麻 ), while members of head rank four could attain only the 12th level of office rank, daesa ( 대사, 大舍 ).
They were, in rank order, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra ( 5th ), the Cleveland Orchestra ( 7th ), the Los Angeles Philharmonic ( 8th ), the Boston Symphony Orchestra ( 11th ), the New York Philharmonic ( 12th ), the San Francisco Symphony ( 13th ), and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ( New York City ) ( 18th ).

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