Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Korchnoi Variation
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1.e4Nf62.e5Nd53.d4d64.c4Nb65.f4dxe56.fxe5Bf57.Nc3e68.Nf3Be79.Be2O-O10.O-Of6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Korchnoi Variation644 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
22%14144%
21%13553%
14%9350%
13%8646%
5%3247%
4.8%3156%
4.8%3147%
3.3%2150%
3%1947%
2.5%1641%
Famous games in this line7 master games
Fier, Alexandr (2596) – Sergeev, Vladimir (2486)Doderer, Harald (2410) – Schmidt, Loren R. (2417)Leupold, Volker (2374) – Schmidt, Loren R. (2417)Huzita, Sadayuki (2358) – Schmidt, Loren R. (2413)Ejsing, Esben (2275) – Jorgensen, Jorgen (2255)Cvak, Rudolf (2394) – Sciupokas, Arunas (2127)Stánitz, Antal (2031) – Schmidt, Loren R. (2420)Heroes of this opening Fier, Alexandr · Cvak, Rudolf
- Family
- Alekhine Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B03
- Line
- 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Bf5 7. Nc3 e6 8. Nf3 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O f6
AggressiveHypermodern
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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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