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Semyon Zinovievich Alapin (1856–1923), was a Lithuanian-Jewish chess player, openings analyst and puzzle setter. ... Open game In chess, an Open Game is one which begins with the White moving 1. ... A chess opening is the group of initial moves of a chess game (the opening moves). ...

1.e4 e5

2.Ne2

It is named after the Lithuanian player and openings analyst Semyon Alapin (1856–1923). Although this opening is rarely used, Ljubojević (as black) played against it at Groningen in 1970. Semyon Zinovievich Alapin (1856–1923), was a Lithuanian-Jewish chess player, openings analyst and puzzle setter. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ljubomir Ljubojevic is a Grandmaster of chess. ... Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province Groningen Area (2006)  - Municipality 83. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Alapin's Opening is offbeat, but perfectly playable for White. It may appeal to White players who wish to avoid extensively analyzed double king pawn openings such as the Ruy Lopez. With the advantage of the first move, White has greater latitude to play moves that are not objectively the strongest without incurring disadvantage. Although 2.Ne2 blocks the bishop on f1, White's f-pawn is not blocked and White intends to play f2-f4, a sort of King's Gambit but without a pawn sacrifice. White often later posts the knight from e2 to f4 with Nxf4 or Nf4, attacking the d5 square and freeing the bishop. The Ruy Lopez, generally called the Spanish Game outside of English speaking countries, is a chess opening characterised by the moves (in algebraic notation): 1. ... Moves 1. ...

There are many satisfactory replies for Black. One typical continuation is 2...Nf6 3.f4 Nxe4 4.d3 Nc5 5.fxe5 d5 6.d4 Ne6 7.Nf4 c5. Black can also transpose into the Sicilian Defense with 2...c5. If Black plays 2...Bc5, a transposition into the Scotch Game is possible with 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6. This page explains commonly used terms in chess in alphabetical order. ... The Sicilian defence is a chess opening which begins with: 1. ... The Scotch Game is a chess opening that begins with the moves 1. ...

Alapin against the Sicilian

Often 1.e4 c5 2.c3 is named the Alapin, but this is not common. Alapin played this three times in the Kaiser Franz Jozef Anniversary Tournament of 1898.

Alapin Gambit against the French

A dubious gambit invented by Alapin is 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Be3. After 3...dxe4 (Nf6 is certainly not bad either) White has the options 4.f3, 4.Nc3 and 4.Nd2. Play is similar to the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit.

References

• Hooper, David and Kenneth Whyld (1996). The Oxford Companion To Chess. Oxford University. ISBN 0-19-280049-3.