B02 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack, Tate Variation
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1.e4Nf62.e5Nd53.c4Nb64.a4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack, Tate Variation238k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
47%112k53%
43%102k52%
7%17k54%
1.2%2.9k28%
0.7%1.7k27%
0.5%1.2k33%
0.3%64526%
0.3%63528%
0.1%22823%
0.1%15627%
Famous games in this line42 master games
Lu, Shanglei (2514) – Bu, Xiangzhi (2668)Firman, Nazar (2511) – Neverov, Valeriy (2564)Hauge, Lars Oskar (2439) – Agdestein, S. (2604)Smeets, J. (2596) – De Jager, J. (2437)Firman, N. (2466) – Bernadskiy, V. (2511)Muzychuk, Mariya (2464) – Zhukova, Natalia (2499)Kislinsky, Alexey (2488) – Kovalenko, Igor (2466)Kuemin, Simon (2389) – Forster, Richard (2482)Heroes of this opening Lu, Shanglei · Neverov, Valeriy · Smeets, J. · Bernadskiy, V.
- Family
- Alekhine Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B02
- Line
- 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. a4
AggressiveHypermodern
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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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