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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. d4 d6 4. Nf3

Alekhine's Defence : Modern Variation

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Black still lacks space. He must at all cost avoid a passive play which would allow White to crush him quickly.

Three options are playable :

4...Bg4 reduces White's control over the center. Black often accepts to break his bishop pair and takes the knight.
4...g6 prepares king's bishop fianchetto.
4...dxe5 is sometimes seen. It frees space for Black but leaves him with no weapons to counter White's advance in development. Moreover, this move seems to be out of the "spirit" of the opening.

Theory table

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

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'1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3'

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...
Bg4 		=
...
g6 		=
...
dxe5 		+/=
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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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