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On this page of chess-openings-for-beginners.blogspot.com you can study the Alekhine's Defense chess opening including the following data: the description of the Alekhine's Defense, the answering statistics and ECO codes, the main and most common lines and variations, and how to play them. You can also download a PGN file on Alekhine Defense chessgames 2019 to learn.
I. Alekhine's Defense: Data and Description
Chess Opening Name: Alekhine's Defense
Moves to Memorize: 1.e4 Nf6
ECO (Encyclopedia of Chess Openings) Codes: B02–B05
Type: Semi-Open Game [1.e4 {other than e5}] Hypermodern Opening
ECO B02-B05 start as
B02: 1.e4 Nf6
B03: 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 (including exchange and four pawns attack)
B04: 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 (modern without 4...Bg4)
B05: 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4 (modern with 4...Bg4)
The Alekhine's Defense is named after the 4th World Chess Champion Alexander Alekhine. A feature of this opening is that Black does not fight for the center but tempts White pawns to go ahead and make a broad pawn center, with plans to undermine the White structure later (so-called hypermodern approach and such an opening is called hypermodern opening).
A typical Alekhine Defense game runs in this way, with these moves: 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 (the main line) 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.Be2... The Alekhine's Defense is relatively popular at chess master level, and the opening may be a good choice for aggressive fighting players. The Alekhine's Defense has 41 variations (the link is below), with most common move 2.e5 to respond to the Alekhine's Defense.
II. Alekhine's Defense: Answering Statistics
The Alekhine Defense begins as 1.e4 Nf6. Starting then, the most common answer for White is 2.e5. Here is the answering statistics for the Alekhine's:
• 2.e5 ~ 70%;
• 2.Nc3 ~ 20%;
• 2.d3 ~ 5%;
• other moves ~ 5% (2.Bc4, 2.Nf3, ...).
III. Alekhine's Defense: Variations and Lines
The Alekhine Defense has 41 official variations with ECO codes B02–B05 -- click here to see them all. The following is the most common variations and playing lines for White and Black (including the Main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5):
• Alekhine Defense, the Main line:
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 ~ 70%;
• Alekhine Defense, Scandinavian variation:
1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 ~ 15%.
Other common variations (they run via the Main Line) are:
• Modern variation: 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3;
• Exchange variation: 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.exd6;
• Four Pawns attack: 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4.
• Two Pawns attack: 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.c5.
IV. Alekhine's Defense: How to Play
The following links will help you learn how to correctly play the main lines and most common variations of the Alekhine's Defense for White and Black, move by move. Correctly playing the below variations are shown in pictures and proven lines, which were also checked by a chess engine evaluations:
• Alekhine Defense Scandinavian Variation
• Alekhine Defense Modern Variation
• Alekhine Defense Exchange Variation
• Alekhine Defense Four Pawns Attack Variation
• Alekhine Defense Two Pawns Attack Variation
V. Alekhine's Defense Games: PGN File
Using the below link you can visit a web page on this website on which you can download an Alekhine Defense chessgames PGN file. After downloading the above PGN file, you can to open it with any PGN viewer to see, replay and learn real games on this opening. The chess games were played by chess masters in the year 2019.
• Alekhine Defense Chessgames PGN File 2019
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On this page of chess-openings-for-beginners.blogspot.com we have studied the Alekhine's Defense. And this is Lesson 43 and the main page for the Alekhine's Defense chess opening on this website. Using the material and links which are provided on this page, you will likely be able to learn the Alekhine's Defense in a proper way. Thank You for learning chess openings!
