Alekhine Defense

The main line

The Alekhine Defense is reached by 1. e4 Nf6 (ECO B02). It's one of 56 named lines under this opening in the book.

Named variations (20)

• Modern Variation — 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 (B04)
• Four Pawns Attack — 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 (B03)
• Two Pawns Attack — 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 (B02)
• Hunt Variation — 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. c5 (B03)
• Mokele Mbembe — 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Ne4 (B02)
• Scandinavian Variation — 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 (B02)
• Exchange Variation — 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 (B03)
• Krejcik Variation — 1. e4 Nf6 2. Bc4 (B02)
• Brooklyn Variation — 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Ng8 (B02)
• Maróczy Variation — 1. e4 Nf6 2. d3 (B02)
• Normal Variation — 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 (B02)
• Welling Variation — 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. b3 (B02)
• Buckley Attack — 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Na3 (B02)
• Sämisch Attack — 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Nc3 (B02)
• O'Sullivan Gambit — 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 b5 (B03)
• The Squirrel — 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nf4 (B02)
• Steiner Variation — 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. b3 (B02)
• Balogh Variation — 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Bc4 (B03)
• Spielmann Gambit — 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 Nfd7 4. e6 (B02)
• Kmoch Variation — 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Bc4 Nb6 4. Bb3 c5 5. d3 (B02)

Analyze the Alekhine Defense

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