Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Alekhine Defense: Welling Variation
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1.e4Nf62.e5Nd53.b3
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Alekhine Defense: Welling Variation15k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
62%9.1k53%
12%1.8k49%
7%1.0k56%
6%87653%
5.5%80649%
4.6%67448%
0.6%8836%
0.4%5949%
0.3%5041%
0.3%4150%
Famous games in this line7 master games
Pandavos, Panayotis (2340) – Santo Roman, Marc (2495)Certic, Branimir (2388) – Vukanovic, Sasa (2334)Reprintsev, Alexander (2440) – Hudecek, Jan (2260)Ferrera, Benjamin (2375) – Gutierrez Castillo, Jose Antonio (2320)Pandavos, Emanouel (2310) – Palma, Jose Amado (2265)Mayer, Cristian (2233) – Sanner, Zdzislaw (2331)Sirigos, Nikolaos (2295) – Hinks Edwards, Thomas RJ (2205)Heroes of this opening Reprintsev, Alexander · Gutierrez Castillo, Jose Antonio · Palma, Jose Amado
- Family
- Alekhine Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B02
- Line
- 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. b3
FianchettoHypermodern
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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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