Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Alekhine Defense: Hunt Variation, Matsukevich Gambit
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1.e4Nf62.e5Nd53.c4Nb64.c5Nd55.Nc3Nxc36.dxc3d67.Bg5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Alekhine Defense: Hunt Variation, Matsukevich Gambit2.1k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
32%67625%
28%58739%
16%34237%
11%22517%
5.5%11539%
2.8%5833%
2.1%4541%
0.6%1350%
0.6%1225%
0.5%1132%
Famous games in this line1 master games
Popescu, D. (2365) – Zlatic, Mihajlo (2340)- Family
- Alekhine Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B02
- Line
- 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. c5 Nd5 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 d6 7. Bg5
GambitHypermodern
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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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