B05 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line

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1.e4Nf62.e5Nd53.d4d64.Nf3Bg4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line472k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
52%243k50%
15%69k50%
11%53k49%
1.4%6.5k43%
0.6%2.7k46%
0.5%2.4k47%
0.5%2.4k43%
0.5%2.3k25%
Famous games in this line3.3k master games
Navara, D. (2744)Rapport, R. (2731)2016½–½Navara, D. (2744)Rapport, R. (2731)20160–1Anand, V. (2773)Maghsoodloo, Parham (2688)20181–0Spassky, Boris V (2660)Fischer, Robert James (2785)1972½–½Adams, Michael (2729)Ponomariov, Ruslan (2705)20071–0Polgar, Judit (2677)Morozevich, Alexander (2723)19990–1Karjakin, Sergey (2727)Short, Nigel D (2655)20081–0Anand, Viswanathan (2715)Jussupow, Artur (2665)1994½–½
Heroes of this opening Rapport, R. · Anand, V. · Adams, Michael · Morozevich, Alexander
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B05
Line
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4
Hypermodern
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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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