B02 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Alekhine Defense: The Squirrel

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1.e4Nf62.e5Nd53.c4Nf4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Alekhine Defense: The Squirrel63k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
78%49k61%
14%8.6k51%
2.8%1.8k48%
2%1.2k56%
1%62758%
0.9%54658%
0.6%39460%
0.5%32043%
0.4%26151%
0.2%13959%
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B02
Line
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nf4
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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