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On this page of chess-openings-for-beginners.blogspot.com you can learn the Four Pawns Attack variation of the Alekhine Defense. Occupying ECO code B03, it belongs to the most popular variations of the Alekhine's, although being not so common. The Four Pawns Attack runs via the main line of the Alekhine's Defence with the moves 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4.
I. Alekhine's Four Pawns Attack: Official Data
Chess Opening Name: Alekhine's Defence
Variation Name: Four Pawns Attack Variation
Moves: 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4
Runs via the Main Line: 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5
• Why it is called the Four Pawns Attack? Look at the picture...
[ECO stands for Encyclopedia of Chess Openings] ECO code: B03
B03 includes the following moves: 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4
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II. Alekhine's Four Pawns Attack: How to Play
1.e4 Nf6 Alekhine Defense 2.e5 Nd5 Main line
3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4 ... Four Pawns Attack (below)
• Variant 1 of 2
Alekhine Defense, Four Pawns Attack
• 2 best lines go via 5... dxe5:
_5... dxe5 5.fxe5 (+0.80) _5... dxe5 5.Bf5 (+0.72)
• Line 5... dxe5 5.fxe5 (Variant 1 of 2)
5... dxe5 5.fxe5 Bf5 7.Nc3 e6 8.Nf3 Bb4
Best line to continue (by chess engine):
9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 c5 11.Bd3 Bxd3 12.Qxd3 (White is slightly better, +0.60)
• Variant 2 of 2
Alekhine Defense, Four Pawns Attack
• 2 best lines go via 5... dxe5:
_5... dxe5 5.fxe5 (+0.80) _5... dxe5 5.Bf5 (+0.72)
• Line 5... Bf5 6.Nc3 (Variant 2 of 2)
5... Bf5 6.Nc3 e6 7.Nf3 dxe5 8.fxe5 Bb4
(if 7.Be3, then 7... Be7 8.Nf3 0-0)
Note: The same position as in Variant 1 of 2.
Best line to continue (by chess engine):
9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 c5 11.Bd3 Bxd3 12.Qxd3 (White is slightly better, +0.60)
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On this page of chess-openings-for-beginners.blogspot.com you have learned the Four Pawns Attack variation of the Alekhine Defense chess opening. The ECO code of this variation of the Alekhine's is B03. It runs via the Main Line (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5) with the moves 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4. Thank you very much for improving yourself and learning chess openings!
