You should buy one of those skull caps to keep your head warm. It would be hilarious if he bought one that was black and white checkered. You could then wear it on your channel as you're analyzing chess games with those big sunglasses of yours. I would sure be watching.
@@russellbyrd "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. Biography 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 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."
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Elephant's defense ,created in the Alps.
Hannibal?
You should buy one of those skull caps to keep your head warm. It would be hilarious if he bought one that was black and white checkered. You could then wear it on your channel as you're analyzing chess games with those big sunglasses of yours. I would sure be watching.
What's with the thumbnail saying 2 move mate?
Semyon Alapin.
There is no mystery on where this opening comes from 😘
"They changed blonde hair and blue eyes, to black hair and brown eyes."
A very simple mate.....hardly brilliant, more like bad play.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semyon_Alapin
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@@russellbyrd "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.
Biography
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
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."