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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. c4

Alekhine's Defence

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White grabs even more space and wins a tempo. Black's knight is under attack again. The only reasonable move is 4...Nb6.

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.c4

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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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