Alapin's Opening - 3 Example Games

[Event "Dutch Open"]
[Site "Dieren NED"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[White "Wolbers, J "]
[Black "Rapoport, E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2267"]
[ECO "C20"]
[Round "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Ne2 Nf6 3. Nbc3 Bb4 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 c6 7. Nxd5 cxd5 8. c4 Be6 9. Qb3 a5 10. cxd5 Bf5 11. a3 Bd6 12. Qxb7 Nd7 13. Qc6 Qb8 14. Nc3 O-O 15. Nb5 Rc8 16. Qxa8 Qxa8 17. Nxd6 Bd3 18. Nxc8 Qxc8 19. b4 Nb6 20. Bb2 Qc2 21. Bxe5 Nc4 22. Bc3 Nxa3 23. f4 Nb5 24. Rxa5 h5 25. Rxb5 Bxb5 26. Kf2 h4 27. Re1 hxg3+ 28. hxg3 g5 29. Be4 Bd3 30. Rh1 f6 31. Bxd3 Qxd3 32. Rh6 g4 33. d6 Qf3+ 34. Ke1 Qxg3+ 35. Kd1 Qd3 36. Kc1 g3 37. d7 Qxd7 38. Rg6+ Kf7 39. Rxg3 Qf5 40. Rf3 Qg4 41. Rf1 Qg2 42. Re1 Qf3 43. Kb2 Qxf4 44. Ra1 f5 45. Ra6 Ke7 46. b5 Qc4 47. Rf6 Qxb5+ 48. Kc1 Qd3 49. Kd1 Qe4 50. Rb6 Qg4+ 51. Kc2 f4 52. Bd4 f3 53. Be3 f2 54. Bxf2 Qf5+ 55. Kc1 Qxf2 56. Rb3 Kd6 57. Rc3 Qf4 58. Kc2 Kd5 59. Re3 Kd4 60. Rc3 Qf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pyramiden-Franken Cup"]
[Site "Fuerth GER"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[White "Janz, F"]
[Black "Hepting, H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2284"]
[BlackElo "2209"]
[ECO "C20"]
[Round "7"]

1. e4 e5 2. Ne2 Nc6 3. f4 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nbc3 Qd8 6. fxe5 Nxe5 7. d4 Ng6 8. Be3 Nf6 9. Qd3 Be7 10. O-O-O a6 11. Ng3 Nd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. c4 Qa5 14. Kb1 Bg4 15. Be2 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 O-O 17. Rhf1 Rae8 18. Qg4 Qb4 19. Nf5 Qxc4 20. Bc1 Bb4 21. h4 Qe2 22. Qg5 Be7 23. Qg3 Bxh4 24. Qxc7 Qxg2 25. d5 Bf2 26. Qc2 Rc8 27. Qxf2 Qe4+ 28. Ka1 Rc2 29. Qf3 Qxf3 30. Rxf3 Ne5 31. Rg3 g6 32. Ne7+ Kh8 33. Bd2 Rd8 34. Bc3 f6 35. Rh1 Kg7 36. Rgh3 h5 37. Bxe5 fxe5 38. Rg3 Kf6 39. Kb1 Rf2 40. Nxg6 Rxd5 41. Nh4 e4 42. Rg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Open"]
[Site "Skopje FRM"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[White "Simeonov, M "]
[Black "Stojcevski, Z"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[ECO "C20"]
[Round "01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Ne2 Nf6 3. Nbc3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. Na4 Be6 7. Nxc5 dxc5 8. O-O Qd7 9. d3 O-O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. b3 h5 13. h4 Bh3 14. Qd2 Rdg8 15. c3 Ne7 16. Qe3 Ng6 17. Bxh3 Qxh3 18. Qf3 Nxh4 19. Qh1 Qg4 20. f3 Qg5 21. Kf2 Ng6 22. Qh3+ Kb8 23. Rfd1 h4 24. g4 Rd8 25. Rac1 Nf4 26. Nxf4 Qxf4 27. Rc2 f5 28. exf5 e4 29. d4 Rhg8 30. Re2 exf3 31. Qxf3 Rxg4 32. Qxf4 Rxf4+ 33. Kg2 Rxf5 34. dxc5 Kc8 35. Rxd8+ Kxd8 36. b4 Rf4 37. Kh3 Kd7 38. Re3 a5 39. a3 a4 40. Rd3+ Kc6 41. Re3 b6 42. cxb6 cxb6 43. Rd3 Kb5 44. Rd7 Rf3+ 45. Kxh4 Rxc3 46. Rd5+ Ka6 47. Rf5 Rxa3 48. Rxf7 Rb3 0-1

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