Semyon Zinovyevich Alapin (Russian: Семён Зиновьевич Алапин; 19 November [O.S. 7 November] 1856 – 15 July 1923) was a Russian chess player, openings analyst...

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)...

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...

It is named after the Russo-Lithuanian player and openings analyst Semyon Alapin (1856–1923). Although this opening is rarely used, Ljubojević (as Black)...

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...

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...

Dvinsk, rabbi Mikhail Tal, world chess champion Max Weinreich, linguist Semyon Alapin (1856–1923), chess player Mark Antokolsky (1840–1902), sculptor to Tzar...

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...

Akopian (Armenia, born 1971) Mohammed Al-Modiahki (Qatar, born 1974) Semyon Alapin (Lithuania, 1856–1923) Vladimir Alatortsev (Russia, 1909–1987) Adolf...

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...

Semyon Alapin Ossip Bernstein Joseph Blackburne Amos Burn Mikhail Chigorin Eugene Ernest Colman Oldřich Duras Frederick Esling Isidor Gunsberg David Janowski...

also known as Brocchi's Cluster and Collinder 399). Semyon Alapin, Lithuanian chess player – Alapin's Opening Albert, Prince Consort, British prince – Prince...

Update feature on Saturday Night Live; in Philadelphia (d. 2005) Died: Semyon Alapin, 66, Russian chess master and the namesake for nine different opening...

Tartakower, Semyon Alapin and Rudolf Spielmann, in Munich (Quadrangular). In 1911, he won in San Remo, took 4th in Munich (Quadrangular, Alapin won), and...

Berger, Emil Schallopp, Johannes Metger, Alexander Fritz, von Minckwitz, Semyon Alapin, Max Harmonist, Emanuel Schiffers and George H. D. Gossip. 1889 New...

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...

Defence Pirc Defence Austrian Attack Scandinavian Defense Sicilian Defence Alapin Dragon/Accelerated Dragon Najdorf Scheveningen Queen's Pawn Game Budapest...

(1954–1986) Anna Akhsharumova (born 1957) Vladimir Akopian (born 1971) Simon Alapin (1856–1923) Vladimir Alatortsev (1909–1987) Lev Alburt (born 1945) Alexander...

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...