B03 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Alekhine Gambit
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1.e4Nf62.e5Nd53.d4d64.c4Nb65.Nf3Bg46.Be2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Alekhine Gambit86k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
43%37k56%
20%17k58%
20%17k56%
6.8%5.9k43%
6.2%5.3k56%
3.2%2.8k55%
1%86648%
0.2%18242%
0.1%9037%
0.1%8140%
Famous games in this line25 master games
Melkumyan, H. (2664) – Ehlvest, J. (2536)Olsson, Ake (2380) – Hecht, Hans Joachim (2485)To, Quoc Khanh (2299) – Torre, Eugenio (2520)Sax, Gyula (2540) – Buric, Danijel (2260)Lhagvasuren, Cedendemberel (2350) – Zelcic, Robert (2415)Sadikhov, U. (2289) – Lie, Es (2460)Tyutyunnikov, A. (2295) – Pavlov, S2. (2454)Janetschek, Karl (2200) – Hecht, Hans Joachim (2545)Heroes of this opening Melkumyan, H. · Torre, Eugenio · Sax, Gyula · Lhagvasuren, Cedendemberel
- 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. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2
GambitHypermodern
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Alexander Alekhine introduced 1...Nf6!? in Budapest 1921: invite White's pawns to chase the knight across the board, then treat the overextended center as a target. It's provocation as strategy, from the only world champion who died holding the title.
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