Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Tartakower Variation
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1.e4Nf62.e5Nd53.d4d64.c4Nb65.f4dxe56.fxe5Nc67.Be3Bf58.Nc3e69.Nf3Qd710.Be2O-O-O11.O-OBe7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Tartakower Variation1.2k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
23%29162%
23%28444%
18%22153%
12%14861%
7.2%8944%
5.3%6626%
2.2%2737%
2.2%2752%
2%2552%
1.2%1553%
Famous games in this line4 master games
Fedorov, Alexei (2589) – Mirzoev, Azer (2494)Prusikin, Michael (2546) – Miralles, Gilles (2472)Mijovic, Stefan (2325) – Bogut, Zeljko (2451)Heinechen, Ju (2101) – Abdulla, Murad (2316)Heroes of this opening Prusikin, Michael · Mijovic, Stefan
- 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 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5 8. Nc3 e6 9. Nf3 Qd7 10. Be2 O-O-O 11. O-O Be7
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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