Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Alekhine Defense: Maróczy Variation
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1.e4Nf62.d3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Alekhine Defense: Maróczy Variation1.8M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
35%624k52%
29%508k54%
18%311k51%
5.4%96k51%
5.2%91k51%
3.4%60k51%
2.3%40k53%
0.6%11k49%
0.5%9.0k49%
0.3%5.6k46%
Famous games in this line492 master games
Nakamura, Hi (2781) – Degraeve, JM. (2570)Artemiev, V. (2691) – Bortnyk, Olexandr (2610)Azmaiparashvili, Zurab (2673) – Minasian, Artashes (2595)Ponkratov, Pavel (2630) – Gupta, Abhijeet (2603)Ponkratov, Pavel (2630) – Markus, Robert (2599)Todorcevic, Miodrag (2535) – Tal, Mihail (2610)Fedorov, Alex (2561) – Bortnyk, Olexandr (2568)Fedorov, Alex (2598) – Bernadskiy, V. (2529)Heroes of this opening Ponkratov, Pavel · Nakamura, Hi · Artemiev, V. · Tal, Mihail
- Family
- Alekhine Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B02
- Line
- 1. e4 Nf6 2. d3
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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