Chess openings / Alekhine Defense Alekhine Defense The Alekhine Defense starts 1. e4 Nf6. The opening book names 52 variations of it, under ECO B02 to B05.
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All 52 Alekhine Defense variations B02 Brooklyn Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Ng8 B02 Brooklyn Variation, Everglades Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Ng8 3. d4 f5 B02 Buckley Attack1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Na3 B02 Hunt Variation, Lasker Simul Gambit1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. c5 Nd5 5. Bc4 e6 6. Nc3 B02 Hunt Variation, Matsukevich Gambit1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. c5 Nd5 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 d6 7. Bg5 B02 Hunt Variation, Mikenas Gambit1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. c5 Nd5 5. Bc4 e6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nxd5 exd5 8. Bxd5 B02 Kmoch Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Bc4 Nb6 4. Bb3 c5 5. d3 B02 Krejcik Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. Bc4 B02 Krejcik Variation, Krejcik Gambit1. e4 Nf6 2. Bc4 Nxe4 3. Bxf7+ B02 Maróczy Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. d3 B02 Mokele Mbembe1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Ne4 B02 Mokele Mbembe, Modern Line1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Ne4 3. d4 f6 B02 Mokele Mbembe, Vavra Defense1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Ne4 3. d4 e6 B02 Normal Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 B02 Scandinavian Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 B02 Scandinavian Variation, Geschev Gambit1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 c6 B02 Scandinavian Variation, Myers Gambit1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. Bg5 B02 Spielmann Gambit1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 Nfd7 4. e6 B02 Steiner Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. b3 B02 Sämisch Attack1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Nc3 B02 The Squirrel1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nf4 B02 Two Pawns Attack1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 B02 Two Pawns Attack, Lasker Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. c5 B02 Two Pawns Attack, Mikenas Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. c5 Nd5 5. Bc4 e6 6. Nc3 d6 B02 Two Pawns Attack, Tate Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. a4 B02 Welling Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. b3 B03 Balogh Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Bc4 B03 Exchange Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 B03 Exchange Variation, Karpov Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Nc3 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O Bf5 11. Bf4 B03 Exchange Variation, Voronezh Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Rc1 O-O 9. b3 B03 Four Pawns Attack1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 B03 Four Pawns Attack, Cambridge Gambit1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 g5 B03 Four Pawns Attack, Fianchetto Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 g6 B03 Four Pawns Attack, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. e6 fxe6 9. c5 B03 Four Pawns Attack, Korchnoi Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Bf5 7. Nc3 e6 8. Nf3 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O f6 B03 Four Pawns Attack, Main Line1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3 B03 Four Pawns Attack, Tartakower Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5 8. Nc3 e6 9. Nf3 Qd7 10. Be2 O-O-O 11. O-O Be7 B03 Four Pawns Attack, Trifunovic Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 Bf5 B03 Hunt Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. c5 B03 Modern Variation, Alekhine Gambit1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 B03 O'Sullivan Gambit1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 b5 B04 Modern Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 B04 Modern Variation, Alburt Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 B04 Modern Variation, Keres Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Bg7 7. a4 B04 Modern Variation, Larsen Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 B04 Modern Variation, Larsen-Haakert Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 B04 Modern Variation, Schmid Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Nb6 B05 Modern Variation, Alekhine Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. c4 B05 Modern Variation, Flohr Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 c6 B05 Modern Variation, Main Line1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 B05 Modern Variation, Panov Variation1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. h3 B05 Modern Variation, Vitolins Attack1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. c4 Nb6 6. d5 Check your own games for free →
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