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Alekhine's Defence
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

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Moves: 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4

Alekhine's Defence

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White has occupied the center with pawns. From here, white can choose how to reinforce their pawn structure.

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.d4

4 5 6
...
d6		 exd6
exd6		 Nc3
Be7		 =
...
Nc6??		 d5!
Nxe5		 c5!
Nbc4		 f4 +- Black loses a knight.
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References

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Chess Opening Theory
1. e4 e5
Open game
2. Nf3
With 2...Nc6:
  • Four knights (
    )
  • Italian game (
    )
  • Spanish game (
    )

With other 2nd moves:

2. Other

1. e4 c5
Sicilian defence
2. Nf3 · Open Sicilian
With 2...Nc6:
With 2...d6:
With 2...e6:
With other 2nd moves:
Anti-Sicilians
1. e4 ...other:
Caro-Kann
French
Other


1. d4 d5
Closed game
2. c4
2. Nc3
2. other
1. d4 Nf6
Indian defence
2. c4
With 2...e6:

With 2...g6:

With other 2nd moves for Black:
2. Nf3
2. other:
1. d4 f5
Dutch defence
1. d4 ...other:
Flank
Unorthodox


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