Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Alekhine Defense: Buckley Attack
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1.e4Nf62.e5Nd53.Na3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Alekhine Defense: Buckley Attack2.0k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
59%1.2k51%
23%45549%
5.4%10742%
5%9943%
3.4%6749%
2.8%5640%
0.9%1738%
0.5%939%
0.1%20%
0.1%150%
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Riediger, Martin (2210) – Neckar, Lubomir (2340)- Family
- Alekhine Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B02
- Line
- 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Na3
AggressiveHypermodern
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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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