Best Russian Players playoff-1pl
St Petersburg 1879
| Date | Players | Type | Elo Average | Games | Rounds |
| Jan 06, 1879 | 2 | Match | 1 | 1 |
| Name | ELO | Points | ||
| Chigorin, Mikhail | 1.0 | |||
| Alapin, Simon | 0.0 | |||
Best Russian Players playoff-1pl Games
| White | Black | Result | Round | Date | Opening | View |
| Alapin, S | Chigorin, M | 0-1  |
1 | Jan 16, 1879 | C33 King's gambit accepted |   |