Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Alekhine Defense: Brooklyn Variation, Everglades Variation
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1.e4Nf62.e5Ng83.d4f5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Alekhine Defense: Brooklyn Variation, Everglades Variation245 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
21%5170%
18%4549%
16%3971%
12%3057%
7.3%1869%
5.7%1482%
5.3%1377%
4.9%1275%
2.4%667%
2%560%
- Family
- Alekhine Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B02
- Line
- 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Ng8 3. d4 f5
Hypermodern
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From the archives
Alexander Alekhine played 1...Nf6 at Budapest in 1921 and made it his: invite White's pawns to chase the knight across the board, then treat the overextended centre as a target. The move had been analysed a century earlier; the name stuck to the only world champion to die while still holding the title.
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