B05 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Flohr Variation

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1.e4Nf62.e5Nd53.d4d64.Nf3Bg45.Be2c6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Flohr Variation20k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
54%11k44%
19%3.8k49%
12%2.4k41%
8.2%1.7k53%
2.7%55259%
1%19744%
1%19535%
0.7%13658%
0.2%4149%
0.1%2834%
Famous games in this line1.1k master games
Karjakin, Sergey (2727) – Short, Nigel D (2655)20081–0Anand, Viswanathan (2764) – Fernandez Garcia, Jose Luis (2452)20031–0Muzychuk, Anna (2533) – Socko, Bartosz (2637)2009½–½Polgar, Judit (2715) – Fernandez Garcia, Jose Luis (2452)20031–0Tseshkovsky, Vitaly (2550) – Hort, Vlastimil (2600)19761–0Leko, Peter (2555) – Onischuk, Alexander (2590)1995½–½Milos, Gilberto (2620) – Lima, Darcy (2514)2000½–½Negi, Parimarjan (2636) – Varga, Zoltan (2479)2010½–½
Heroes of this opening Karjakin, Sergey · Anand, Viswanathan · Polgar, Judit · Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
Family
Alekhine Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B05
Line
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 c6
Hypermodern
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From the archives

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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