Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Alekhine Defense: Mokele Mbembe, Modern Line
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1.e4Nf62.e5Ne43.d4f6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Alekhine Defense: Mokele Mbembe, Modern Line2.6k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
53%1.4k56%
22%57759%
5.1%13144%
4.4%11352%
3.7%9564%
2.9%7652%
2%5238%
1%2552%
1%2558%
0.9%2252%
Famous games in this line1 master games
Rausis, Igors (2470) – Buecker, Stefan (2345)- Family
- Alekhine Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B02
- Line
- 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Ne4 3. d4 f6
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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