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Semyon Alapin - Wikipedia

Semyon Zinovyevich Alapin (Russian: Семён Зиновьевич Алапин; 19 November [O.S. 7 November] 1856 – 15 July 1923) was a Russian chess player, openings analyst, and puzzle composer. He was also a linguist, railway engineer and a grain commodities merchant.

Semyon Zinovyevich Alapin
Drawing of Alapin
Born(1856-11-19)November 19, 1856
DiedJuly 15, 1923(1923-07-15) (aged 66)
Occupation(s)railway engineer, grain commodities merchant
Known forAnalyzing chess openings

Biography

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Born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, into a Jewish family on 19 November [O.S. 7 November] 1856,[1] nephew of the Jewish memoirist Pauline Wengeroff. He was one of the strongest chess players in the Russian Empire in the late 19th century. Due to the 1917 Revolution in Russia, he had to spend his final years in exile. He died in Heidelberg, Germany, on 15 July 1923.

Legacy

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Today he is best known for his creation of opening systems in almost all major openings. Most of these are of little significance today, but Alapin's Variation of the Sicilian Defence is an important opening line that is often played by leading grandmasters.

List of openings named after Alapin

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  • Alapin's Variation of the Sicilian Defence: 1. e4 c5 2. c3
  • Alapin's Opening in the Open Game: 1. e4 e5 2. Ne2!?
  • Alapin's Gambit of the French Defence: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Be3!?
  • Alapin's Variation of the French Defence: 1.e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Nb5
  • Alapin's Defence of the Ruy Lopez: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bb4
  • Alapin's Variation of the Caro-Kann Defence: 1. e4 c6 2. c3
  • Alapin's Variation of the Dutch Defence (also known as the "Manhattan Variation"): 1. d4 f5 2. Qd3
  • Alapin's Variation of the Queen's Gambit: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 b6
  • Alapin–Steinitz Variation of the Evans Gambit: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. 0-0 d6 7. d4 Bg4
  • Sanders–Alapin Variation of the Evans Gambit: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. 0-0 d6 7. d4 Bd7

See also

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References

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  • Hooper, David and Kenneth Whyld (1996). The Oxford Companion To Chess. Oxford University. ISBN 0-19-280049-3.
  1. ^ "Шахматное наследие Алапина". Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
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