Semyon Zinovyevich Alapin (Russian: Семён Зиновьевич Алапин; 19 November [O.S. 7 November] 1856 – 15 July 1923) was a Russian chess player, openings analyst...
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Alapin Variation is a response to the Sicilian Defence characterised by the moves: 1. e4 c5 2. c3 It is named after the Russian master Semyon Alapin (1856–1923)...
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It is named after the Russo-Lithuanian player and openings analyst Semyon Alapin (1856–1923). Although this opening is rarely used, Ljubojević (as Black)...
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Alapin may refer to: Semyon Alapin, chess master (1856–1923) Sicilian Defence, Alapin Variation (1.e4 c5 2.c3) Alapin-Diemer Gambit (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3...
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lost the game. Tarrasch vs. Alapin, 1889 In the 1889 game between Siegbert Tarrasch and Semyon Alapin at Breslau, Alapin was expecting 5.d4, the normal...
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Sicilian Defence (section Alapin Variation: 2.c3)
Nf3 and 2.Nc3 are popular. 2.c3 is the Alapin Variation or c3 Sicilian. Originally championed by Semyon Alapin at the end of the 19th century, it was...
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Dvinsk, rabbi Mikhail Tal, world chess champion Max Weinreich, linguist Semyon Alapin (1856–1923), chess player Mark Antokolsky (1840–1902), sculptor to Tzar...
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Akopian (Armenia, born 1971) Mohammed Al-Modiahki (Qatar, born 1974) Semyon Alapin (Lithuania, 1856–1923) Vladimir Alatortsev (Russia, 1909–1987) Adolf...
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matches with established masters Emanuel Schiffers (1878–1880) and Semyon Alapin (1880) and notched up a large plus score against each. It was not long...
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Adler Alapin's Opening – 1.e4 e5 2.Ne2 – named after Semyon Alapin Alapin Variation of the Sicilian Defence – 1.e4 c5 2.c3 – named after Semyon Alapin Albin...
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Semyon Alapin Ossip Bernstein Joseph Blackburne Amos Burn Mikhail Chigorin Eugene Ernest Colman Oldřich Duras Frederick Esling Isidor Gunsberg David Janowski...
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also known as Brocchi's Cluster and Collinder 399). Semyon Alapin, Lithuanian chess player – Alapin's Opening Albert, Prince Consort, British prince – Prince...
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Berger, Emil Schallopp, Johannes Metger, Alexander Fritz, von Minckwitz, Semyon Alapin, Max Harmonist, Emanuel Schiffers and George H. D. Gossip. 1889 New...
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Tartakower, Semyon Alapin and Rudolf Spielmann, in Munich (Quadrangular). In 1911, he won in San Remo, took 4th in Munich (Quadrangular, Alapin won), and...
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Russian-Uzbekistani chess master. In 1906, von Freymann took 2nd, behind Semyon Alapin, in Sankt Petersburg. In 1907, he tied for 6-7th in St Petersburg (Eugene...
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Update feature on Saturday Night Live; in Philadelphia (d. 2005) Died: Semyon Alapin, 66, Russian chess master and the namesake for nine different opening...
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Defence Pirc Defence Austrian Attack Scandinavian Defense Sicilian Defence Alapin Dragon/Accelerated Dragon Najdorf Scheveningen Queen's Pawn Game Budapest...
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major alternative to castling is 6.Qe2, called the Furman Variation after Semyon Furman. The idea behind 6.Qe2 is to support the advance of the e-pawn. 6...
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(1954–1986) Anna Akhsharumova (born 1957) Vladimir Akopian (born 1971) Simon Alapin (1856–1923) Vladimir Alatortsev (1909–1987) Lev Alburt (born 1945) Alexander...
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