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Nimzowitsch, Aaron vs Alapin, Simon

St Petersburg+ • St Petersburg • 1914

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St Petersburg 1914. Nimzowitsch dispatched Alapin in just 18 moves with a display of positional mastery. The game perfectly illustrated his revolutionary ideas about prophylaxis and overprotection that he later codified in 'My System'.

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Nimzowitsch, Aaron vs Alapin, Simon
St Petersburg • 1914
1-0
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.e4e62.d4d53.Nc3Nf64.exd5Nxd55.Nf3c56.Nxd5Qxd57.Be3cxd48.Nxd4a69.Be2Qxg210.Bf3Qg611.Qd2e512.O-O-Oexd413.Bxd4Nc614.Bf6Qxf615.Rhe1+Be716.Bxc6+Kf817.Qd8+Bxd818.Re8#1-0

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Result

1-0

White wins

Moves

18

Opening

C11

French Defense: Steinitz Variation

Date

1914.??.??

Moves

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