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Famous 1858 chess game played at an opera house in Paris
The Opera Game was a chess game played in October or November 1858 at the Salle Ventadour in Paris. The American master Paul Morphy played against two
Opera_Game
Tabletop science fiction role-playing game
Space Opera is a science-fiction role-playing game created by Edward E. Simbalist, A. Mark Ratner, and Phil McGregor in 1980 for Fantasy Games Unlimited
Space Opera (role-playing game)
Space_Opera_(role-playing_game)
Free web browser
Presto engine to Chromium. In 2019, Opera introduced Opera GX, a gaming-themed version of Opera with additional gaming-related features. The browser has
Opera_(web_browser)
Norwegian software company
include PC and mobile web browsers, GameMaker and gaming portals, the Opera News content recommendation products, the Opera Ads platform, and a number of Web3
Opera_(company)
Special checkmate position
some notable games have concluded with an economical mate, such as the Opera game. In chess problem composition, the concept of an economical mate is motivated
Economical_mate
Game creation system
by the financial investment of Opera into YoYo Games to help reduce costs for GameMaker users. On 22 November 2023, GameMaker announced that it would be
GameMaker
1992 video game
travelling animations. Mega placed the game at No. 10 in their Top Mega CD Games of All Time. Dune: Spice Opera was released by Virgin Records in 1992
Dune_(video_game)
Video game level
The Opera House is a level in the 1994 role-playing video game Final Fantasy VI developed by Square. Taking place partway through the game, it occurs when
Opera House (Final Fantasy VI)
Opera_House_(Final_Fantasy_VI)
Chess game played in London in 1851
The Immortal Game was a chess game played in 1851 between Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky during the London 1851 chess tournament, an event in
Immortal_Game
Scottish software development company
the company was owned by Playtech; afterwards, it was sold to Opera to launch its new gaming division. YoYo Games was founded in 2007 by Michel Cassius,
YoYo_Games
2017 video game
Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia was a free-to-play role-playing video game set in the Dissidia universe of fighting games. Opera Omnia was published by
Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia
Dissidia_Final_Fantasy_Opera_Omnia
Chess game played by Garry Kasparov
Kasparov's immortal is a chess game played by Garry Kasparov as White against Veselin Topalov as Black at the Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1999
Kasparov's_Immortal
Style of chess, 18th to 19th century
openings such as the King's Gambit, Danish Gambit, Ruy Lopez and Italian Game. Queenside pawn openings were not popular and rarely played. Paul Morphy
Romantic_chess
Duke of Brunswick
American Paul Morphy in one of the most famous chess games ever played, the "Opera Game". Charles was born in Brunswick, the eldest son of Frederick William,
Charles_II_of_Brunswick
1990 pinball machine
Phantom of the Opera is a pinball machine released by Data East in 1990. The game is based on the 1910 French novel The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
The Phantom of the Opera (pinball)
The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_(pinball)
Chess game played by Viswanathan Anand
com staff ranked it as the third-best chess game of all time, behind Kasparov's Immortal and the Opera Game. This section uses algebraic notation to describe
Anand's_Immortal
American chess player (1837–1884)
White resigned. During Morphy's stay in Paris, he played a casual game at the Italian Opera House against the Duke of Brunswick and Count Isouard. While Morphy's
Paul_Morphy
Chess opening
The Italian Game is a chess opening beginning with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 White develops the bishop to the active square c4 (the so-called
Italian_Game
Chess opening
The Philidor occurred in one of the most famous games ever played, "The Opera Game" played in 1858 between the American chess master Paul Morphy and two
Philidor_Defence
1996 video game
Opera Fatal is a 1996 educational graphic adventure puzzle video game developed by Ruske & Pühretmaier Design und Multimedia GmbH and published by Heureka-Klett
Opera_Fatal
Spanish video game developer
Opera Soft was a Spanish computer game developer of the Golden Era of Spanish Software of the 1980s. It released many games for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad
Opera_Soft
Chess pattern of development
Black in the Ruy Lopez or by White in an uncommon variation of the Vienna Game. One of the major benefits of the fianchetto is that it often allows the
Fianchetto
Chess opening
The Scotch Game, or Scotch Opening, is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 White strikes in the centre early with 3.d4
Scotch_Game
American comedian and actor (1931–2007)
directed opera productions for the Chicago Opera Theater, Dallas Opera, Portland Opera, San Diego Opera, and Santa Fe Opera. He was good friends with opera singers
Charles_Nelson_Reilly
Chess opening
maintain a pawn on d5; the game will be cramped, but exchanging pieces and using pawn breaks at c5 and e5 can free Black's game. Alternatively, Black may
Queen's_Gambit
Chess opening
The Vienna Game is an opening in chess that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 White develops the queen's knight instead of immediately committing
Vienna_Game
Fictional character in a video game
languages other than Chinese. In the game's 2.4 update, a video showcasing Yun Jin performing the Peking opera piece The Divine Damsel of Devastation
Yun_Jin
Topics referred to by the same term
(Bretan opera) Golem lásadása, a 1923 opera by Nicolae Bretan Golem (Casken opera), a 1991 opera by John Casken Der Golem (opera), a 1926 opera by Eugen
Golem_(disambiguation)
Chess opening
Caro–Kann Defence with ...cxd4 exd4. White's set-up often results in a closed game, and often involves a plan to put a knight on e5, supported by the pawn and
London_System
Chess opening
The Four Knights Game is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 This is the most common sequence, but the knights may
Four_Knights_Game
Game piece for playing chess
A chess piece, or chessman, is a game piece that is placed on a chessboard to play the game of chess. It can be either white or black, and it can be one
Chess_piece
Subgenre of science fiction and science fantasy
Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction and science fantasy that emphasizes epic outer space adventures set in a universe in which faster-than-light
Space_opera
Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer define as "colorful, dramatic, large-scale science fiction adventure
List_of_space_opera_media
Radio or TV serial
A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble
Soap_opera
by the losing side. A miniature may also qualify as a brilliancy. The Opera Game is a famous example. Sometimes called a brevity [chiefly British].
Glossary_of_chess
Japanese media franchise
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes (Japanese: 探偵オペラ ミルキィホームズ, Hepburn: Tantei Opera Mirukii Hōmuzu; lit. "Detective Opera Milky Holmes") is a media franchise owned
Tantei_Opera_Milky_Holmes
Daytime programming block on ABC
syndicated programming. The block has historically encompassed soap operas, game shows and talk shows. ABC Daytime is the daytime programming division
ABC_Daytime
Topics referred to by the same term
the Opera (Blind Guardian album) (2002), by power metal band Blind Guardian A Night at the Opera (chess), a famous chess game played during an opera, in
A_Night_at_the_Opera
2015 adventure video game
Karmaflow: The Rock Opera Videogame is an interactive rock opera video game developed by Dutch studio BaseCamp Games and features singers from bands such
Karmaflow
Chess opening
give it back for extra time to free their game. In the Closed Catalan, Black does not capture on c4; their game can be somewhat cramped for a while, but
Catalan_Opening
and dramatic works based on Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera, ranging from stage musicals to films to children's books. Some well known
Adaptations of The Phantom of the Opera
Adaptations_of_The_Phantom_of_the_Opera
Play-by-mail role-playing game
Belter is a closed-end, play-by-mail science fiction space opera game. Set in the year 2050, it features 100 players leading space corporations competing
Belter_(play-by-mail_game)
American actor and model
Casey Mitchum in the NBC soap opera, Sunset Beach. Since then, Adams starred as a lead character in the 2002-2003 soap opera, Ocean Ave., portrayed Brucie
Timothy_Adams_(actor)
Chess piece
The queen (♕, ♛) is the most powerful piece in the game of chess. It can move any number of squares vertically, horizontally or diagonally, combining the
Queen_(chess)
2027 National Football League championship game
upcoming American football championship game of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2026 season. The game will be played on February 14, 2027, at
Super_Bowl_LXI
Chess opening
second). The Classical Variation aims to castle kingside for a more positional game, which suited Karpov's style. He contributed both to the theory and the popularity
Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Najdorf_Variation
1728 ballad opera by John Gay
The Beggar's Opera is a ballad opera in three acts written in 1728 by the English poet and dramatist John Gay with music arranged by the German-born Baroque
The_Beggar's_Opera
Fictional chess game from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey
Poole vs. HAL 9000 is a chess game depicted in the 1968 science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Astronaut Frank Poole (White) plays the supercomputer
Poole_versus_HAL_9000
American actress
soap opera, As the World Turns and for her dual role as identical twins, Emma Becker and Sutton Mercer in the ABC Family drama series, The Lying Game. Chando
Alexandra_Chando
American opera singer and YouTuber (born 1986)
professionally as Elizabeth Zharoff, is an American YouTuber, video game sound designer, and opera singer. After largely putting her operatic career on hold, she
Elizabeth_Zharoff
Book by David Vincent Hooper and Kenneth Whyld
Oxford Companions series, is a reference book in encyclopaedia format on the game of chess, written by David Vincent Hooper and Kenneth Whyld and first published
The_Oxford_Companion_to_Chess
Science fiction tabletop role-playing game
role-playing game produced by TSR from 1982 to 1985. The game offers a space opera action-adventure setting. Star Frontiers is a space opera role-playing game that
Star_Frontiers
Chess opening
Center Counter Game) is a chess opening beginning with the moves: 1. e4 d5 This opening was featured in the first documented chess game with the modern
Scandinavian_Defense
Rock music with a story told over multiple parts
The success of rock opera has inspired similar works in other musical styles, such as rap opera. Unlike classical opera, rock operas are typically not scripted
Rock_opera
Chess opening
gives the Bishop's Opening an affinity with the King's Gambit and the Vienna Game, two openings that share this characteristic. The Bishop's Opening can transpose
Bishop's_Opening
1998 video game
Entertainment and in Europe by Cryo Interactive. The game is based on Richard Wagner's four opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen, and features music from
Ring_(video_game)
Humorous chess puzzle
problems can involve a solution which violates the inner logic or rules of the game. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. V. Ropke,
Joke_chess_problem
American actor (1972–2023)
the ABC soap opera General Hospital. In August 2016, it was announced that Christopher would be joining the cast of the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives
Tyler_Christopher_(actor)
Indian television channel
Digital TV App. [citation needed] The channel features a variety of soap operas, game shows, newscasts, films and shows of general entertainment. It airs serials
Raj_TV
on which one can play a chess game against a computer. Such programs are available for personal computers, video game consoles, smartphones/tablet computers
List_of_chess_software
Composed chess endgame position
In the game of chess, an endgame study, or just study, is a type of chess problem that starts with a composed position—i.e. one that has been made up rather
Endgame_study
Tabletop space opera role-playing game
modified and rereleased in 2004 as D6 Space, which used a generic space opera setting. An unrelated Star Wars RPG was published by Wizards of the Coast
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game
Star_Wars:_The_Roleplaying_Game
Chess opening
either Black pushing by with 2...d4, keeping the game closed, or capturing with 2...dxc4, opening the game. The former line resembles a Benoni Defense with
Réti_Opening
Reference work on chess openings
Defence Vienna Game Centre Game King's Gambit Philidor Defence Italian (Giuoco Piano, Evans Gambit, Hungarian Defence, and Two Knights) Scotch Game Four Knights
Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
Encyclopaedia_of_Chess_Openings
2024 board game
Arcs: Conflict & Collapse in the Reach is a space opera board game designed by Cole Wehrle, illustrated by Kyle Ferrin, and published by Leder Games in
Arcs_(board_game)
1990 video game
football sports video game released for the Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, MSX and MS-DOS platforms. It was created in 1990 by Opera Soft. Due to internal
Mundial_de_Fútbol
Wife of Orpheus in Greek mythology
an opera by Jacopo Peri, the first genuine opera whose music survives to this day Orfeo ed Euridice, an opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck L'Orfeo (1607)
Eurydice
Chess piece
piece in the game of chess. It moves and captures along diagonals without jumping over interfering pieces. Each player begins the game with two bishops
Bishop_(chess)
China, but other genres like Yue opera, Cantonese opera, Yu opera, kunqu, qinqiang, Huangmei opera, pingju, and Sichuan opera are also performed regularly
Chinese_opera
Goyescas is an opera in one act and three tableaux, written in 1915 by the Spanish composer Enrique Granados. Granados composed the opera to a Spanish libretto
Goyescas_(opera)
1987 video game
Abbey of Crime) is a video game written by Paco Menéndez with graphics made by Juan Delcán and published in 1987 by Opera Soft. It was conceived as a
La_Abadía_del_Crimen
2023 opera by Jeanine Tesori
English-language opera in two acts with music by Jeanine Tesori and libretto by George Brant. The libretto is adapted from Brant's play of the same name. The opera features
Grounded_(opera)
First-person shooter by Bungie
shooter video game developed and published by Bungie and distributed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Announced in May 2023, the game is the first new
Marathon_(2026_video_game)
US periodical
Chess Bobby Fischer (June 1963 debut) Fischer Talks Chess Svetozar Gligorić Game of the Month Garry Kasparov (1993–1994) Irina Krush Paul Keres (1968–1975)
Chess_Life
First official World Chess Championship match
wins. Wilhelm Steinitz won the match 10–5, winning his tenth game in the twentieth game of the match. There were five draws. Previously, there were a
World_Chess_Championship_1886
Chess opening
Grandmaster Nick de Firmian observes of Alekhine's Defence in MCO-15 (2008), "The game immediately loses any sense of symmetry or balance, which makes the opening
Alekhine's_Defence
Topics referred to by the same term
(opera), an 1845 opera by Richard Wagner Tannhäuser (novel), an 1877 Danish novel by Holger Drachmann Tannhäuser (board game), a French war board game
Tannhäuser_(disambiguation)
shallow. Sparkling games like Anderssen's Immortal game and Evergreen Game or Morphy's Opera game were regarded as the highest possible summit of the
History_of_chess
Chess opening
counterattack in the centre also avoids the Ruy Lopez, Italian Game, and Scotch Game. White's most common response are 3.Nxe5 and 3.d4 (the Steinitz
Petrov's_Defence
Chess opening
work credited to the medieval writer Luis Ramírez de Lucena, the earliest game in the ChessBase MegaDatabase to feature it dates from 1560, and the Spanish
King's_Gambit
Chess opening
e6 3. Bg5 (ECO code A46) or the Tartakower Variation in the Queen's Pawn Game (ECO code D03): 2... d5 3. Bg5 or the Torre Attack in the East Indian Defence
Torre_Attack
Chess opening
sharp complications. Black's position is often somewhat cramped in the early game; in particular, the pawn on e6 can impede the development of the bishop on
French_Defence
Short, constantly recurring musical phrase
condition" or development. The technique is notably associated with the operas of Richard Wagner, and most especially his Der Ring des Nibelungen, although
Leitmotif
Play-by-mail role-playing game
fiction, space opera. Palace Simulations published the game which was available for play in 1992. Cluster Lords was a closed-end PBM space opera published
Cluster_Lords
Topics referred to by the same term
Scott in 1888–1889 Robin Hood (Tippett opera), a 1934 ballad opera by Michael Tippett Robin Hood, a 2011 opera by Jukka Linkola Robin Hood (1953 TV series)
Robin_Hood_(disambiguation)
Chess opening
ˈruːi/; Spanish: [ˈruj ˈlopeθ]), also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, is a chess opening beginning with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
Ruy_Lopez
1993 video game
based on the 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux. The game was the second graphical adventure game developed by MicroProse, following Rex
Return_of_the_Phantom
American video game developer
Furthermore, the team disagreed about the game's setting. Cerny wanted to set the game—proposed as a "space opera" game—during World War I, but this was later
Insomniac_Games
Chess opening
In chess, Indian Defence or Indian Game is a broad term for a group of openings characterised by the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 They are all to varying degrees hypermodern
Indian_Defence
Game of chess via postal system or e-mail
in person. The length of a game played by correspondence can vary depending on the method used to transmit moves: a game played via a server or by email
Correspondence_chess
German-American actor (born 1941)
television actor. He is best known for his role as Victor Newman on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, (1980—present). He received ten Daytime Emmy
Eric_Braeden
Daytime programming block on NBC
featured many soap operas, game shows, and talk shows. Its main competitors were CBS Daytime (Paramount) and ABC Daytime (Disney). Game shows were removed
NBC_Daytime
British child actor
(née King) and pop-opera group G4 singer Jonathan Ansell. He has one older sister. Ansell began acting in the British soap opera Emmerdale playing the
Dexter_Sol_Ansell
Play-by-mail space combat game
space-based play-by-mail (PBM) space opera. Designed and published by Geoff Squibb in 1984 in the United Kingdom, the game was hand-moderated for the first
Star Empires (play-by-mail game)
Star_Empires_(play-by-mail_game)
1988 video game
Goody is a platform game developed by Gonzalo Suárez Girard and released in 1987 by the Spanish company Opera Soft. The game was released for Amstrad CPC
Goody_(video_game)
1942 novella by Stefan Zweig
composition The Royal Game at the opening of the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest. An opera based on the novel premiered at the Kiel Opera House on 18 May 2013
The_Royal_Game
after the spread of the game to the Arab World and Europe in the Middle Ages. The earliest works of art centered on the game are miniatures in medieval
Chess_in_the_arts
Items used to play a game of chess
Chess equipment are the tangible items required to play a game of chess. To have an over-the-board (OTB) chess tournament the equipment required includes:
Chess_equipment
designs found in the Space Opera role-playing game. Steve Jackson reviewed Space Opera Ground and Air Equipment in The Space Gamer No. 44. Jackson commented
Space Opera Ground and Air Equipment
Space_Opera_Ground_and_Air_Equipment
Role-playing game adventure
Alien Base is a 1981 role-playing game adventure for Space Opera published by Fantasy Games Unlimited. Alien Base is an adventure in which the player characters
Alien_Base
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OPERA GAME
OPERA GAME
Surname or Lastname
Spanish
Spanish : variant of Gámez (see Gamez).English : variant of Game.
Girl/Female
Spanish
The gypsy female lead in a 1970s soap opera.
Female
Russian
(Иоланта) Russian form of Greek Iolanthe, IOLANTA means "violet flower." This is the name of an opera by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, based on the Danish play "King René's Daughter," by Henrik Hertz. The first performance took place in St. Petersburg in 1892.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Fawn.
Female
Italian
 Italian name invented by Felice Romani in his libretto for Belini's opera of the same name, derived from Latin norma, NORMA means "standard, rule." Compare with another form of Norma.
Girl/Female
British, Christian, English, German, Latin
Female Version of Leon; Shining Light; Opera Star Leontyne Price; Lioness
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Inspiring; Positive Attitude
Boy/Male
Egyptian
Egyptian hero of Puccini's opera Aida.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English game, gamen ‘amusement’, ‘pastime’ (Old English gamen), hence a nickname for a merry or sporty person.German (Gä(h)me) : from a Germanic personal name formed with Old High German gaman ‘fun’, ‘game’.
Girl/Female
English
Beaver stream, from the beaver meadow. Derived from a surname and place name. Although Beverley...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a hunter, Old English hunta (a primary derivative of huntian ‘to hunt’). The term was used not only of the hunting on horseback of game such as stags and wild boars, which in the Middle Ages was a pursuit restricted to the ranks of the nobility, but also to much humbler forms of pursuit such as bird catching and poaching for food. The word seems also to have been used as an Old English personal name and to have survived into the Middle Ages as an occasional personal name. Compare Huntington and Huntley.Irish : in some cases (in Ulster) of English origin, but more commonly used as a quasi-translation of various Irish surnames such as Ó Fiaich (see Fee).Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Hundt.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from a medieval throwing game, known as hurlebat(te).
Boy/Male
Welsh Latin
ALatin Gerontius, from the Greek 'geron' meaning old. Famous bearer: Welsh opera singer Sir...
Female
Egyptian
, the mother of Ahmessenetuahbra.
Surname or Lastname
English (also established in Ireland), French, and Dutch
English (also established in Ireland), French, and Dutch : nickname for an inveterate gambler or a brave or foolhardy man prepared to run risks, from Middle English, Old French hasard, Middle Dutch hasaert (derived from Old French) ‘game of chance’, later used metaphorically of other uncertain enterprises. The word derives from Arabic az-zahr, from az, assimilated form of the definite article al + zahr ‘die’. It appears to have been picked up in the Holy Land and brought back to Europe by Provençal crusaders.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Great personality
Girl/Female
Spanish American
The Gypsy title character of a Spanish soap opera from the 1970s.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
One who posses an inspiring and great personality enjoys having a
Girl/Female
Greek
Violet flower. The name of a Gilbert and Sullivan Opera from 1882. Also a mythological sea nymph...
Girl/Female
Indian
Great personality
OPERA GAME
OPERA GAME
OPERA GAME
OPERA GAME
OPERA GAME
OPERA GAME
OPERA GAME
n.
A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting of recitative, arials, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with orchestral accompaniment, preludes, and interludes, together with appropriate costumes, scenery, and action; a lyric drama.
n. fem.
The comic actress in an opera.
n.
The last composition performed in any act of an opera.
n.masc.
The comic actor in an opera.
n.
A scene in an opera.
n.
The projector, manager, or conductor, of an opera or concert company.
n.
A preliminary sketch of the plot, or main incidents, of an opera.
a.
Of or pertaining to the opera or to operas; characteristic of, or resembling, the opera.
n.
Comic opera. See Opera Bouffe.
n.
The score of a musical drama, either written or in print; a play set to music.
n.
A binocular glass, whether opera glass, telescope, or microscope.
n.
One peculiarly dexterous and tasteful in almost any employment, as an opera dancer, a hairdresser, a cook.
n.
A company or troop, especially the company pf performers in a play or an opera.
n.
An opera glass
a.
The first or chief female singer in an opera.
n.
The house where operas are exhibited.
n.
In an opera or oratorio, a coda, or winding up, in an accelerated time.
n.
An opera glass or field glass with an oblique mirror arranged for seeing objects do not lie directly before the eye; -- called also diagonal, / side, opera glass.
n.
A book containing the words of an opera or extended piece of music.
pl.
of Opus
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