Semyon Zinovievich Alapin (1856–1923), was a Lithuanian-Jewishchess player, openings analyst and puzzle setter. Born in Vilnius, Lithuania, he was a Russian citizen and one of the strongest players in Russia in the late 19th Century. Today he is best known for his variation against the Sicilian Defence, characterized by the move 2. c3. This line was once considered a harmless theoretical backwater but is now about as popular as the Closed variation 2. Nc3. His gambit attack against the French Defence, 3. Be3!?, is also known, though less common. He also originated Alapin's Opening, an odd and obscure king's pawn opening which does not offer White any advantage. It was at one time jokingly called "The Hippopotamus Game". Image File history File links Alapin. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article describes some ethnic, historic, and cultural aspects of the Jewish identity; for a consideration of the Jewish religion, refer to the article Judaism. ... Chess is an abstract strategy board game and mental sport for two players. ... Ethnographic region AukÅ¡taitija County Vilnius County Municipality Vilnius city municipality Coordinates Number of elderates 20 Capital of Lithuania Vilnius County Vilnius city municipality Vilnius district municipality Population 540,318 in 2005 (1st)} First mentioned 1323 Granted city rights 1387 Vilna redirects here. ... The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening which begins with: 1. ... A gambit is a chess opening, where something is sacrificed in order to achieve a better position. ... The French Defence. ... Alapins Opening is an unusual chess opening that starts with the moves 1. ...
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Hooper, David and Kenneth Whyld (1996). The Oxford Companion To Chess. Oxford University. ISBN 0-19-280049-3.
Kenneth Whyld (March 6, 1926 - July 11, 2003) was a British chess author and researcher, best known as the co-author (with David Hooper) of the Oxford Companion to Chess, the standard single-volume chess reference work in English. ...
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