Alekhine Defense

1.e4 Nf6. ECO B02–B05, 56 named variations.

B02

Alekhine Defense

56 variations

Tactics from the Alekhine Defense 200 puzzles

All Alekhine Defense variations

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ECO	Variation	Moves
B02	Alekhine Defense 1.e4 Nf6	1.e4 Nf6
B02	Krejcik Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.Bc4	1.e4 Nf6 2.Bc4
B02	Maróczy Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.d3	1.e4 Nf6 2.d3
B02	Brooklyn Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Ng8	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Ng8
B02	Mokele Mbembe 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Ne4	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Ne4
B02	Normal Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5
B02	Scandinavian Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5	1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5
B03	Alekhine Defense 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4
B02	Buckley Attack 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.Na3	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.Na3
B02	Krejcik Variation, Krejcik Gambit 1.e4 Nf6 2.Bc4 Nxe4 3.Bxf7+	1.e4 Nf6 2.Bc4 Nxe4 3.Bxf7+
B02	Sämisch Attack 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.Nc3	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.Nc3
B02	Two Pawns Attack 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4
B02	Welling Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.b3	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.b3
B03	Alekhine Defense 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
B02	Brooklyn Variation, Everglades Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Ng8 3.d4 f5	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Ng8 3.d4 f5
B02	Mokele Mbembe, Modern Line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Ne4 3.d4 f6	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Ne4 3.d4 f6
B02	Mokele Mbembe, Vavra Defense 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Ne4 3.d4 e6	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Ne4 3.d4 e6
B03	O'Sullivan Gambit 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 b5	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 b5
B02	Scandinavian Variation, Geschev Gambit 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 c6	1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 c6
B02	The Squirrel 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nf4	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nf4
B03	Alekhine Defense 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4
B03	Balogh Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Bc4	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Bc4
B04	Modern Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3
B02	Scandinavian Variation, Myers Gambit 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d3 dxe4 4.Bg5	1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d3 dxe4 4.Bg5
B02	Spielmann Gambit 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e5 Nfd7 4.e6	1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e5 Nfd7 4.e6
B02	Steiner Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.b3	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.b3
B02	Two Pawns Attack, Lasker Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.c5	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.c5
B02	Two Pawns Attack, Tate Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.a4	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.a4
B04	Modern Variation, Alburt Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 g6	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 g6
B04	Modern Variation, Larsen Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 dxe5	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 dxe5
B04	Modern Variation, Larsen-Haakert Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Nc6	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Nc6
B05	Modern Variation, Main Line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4
B04	Modern Variation, Schmid Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Nb6	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Nb6
B03	Exchange Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.exd6	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.exd6
B03	Four Pawns Attack 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4
B03	Hunt Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.c5	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.c5
B02	Kmoch Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.Bc4 Nb6 4.Bb3 c5 5.d3	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.Bc4 Nb6 4.Bb3 c5 5.d3
B05	Modern Variation, Alekhine Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.c4	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.c4
B05	Modern Variation, Panov Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.h3	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.h3
B03	Four Pawns Attack, Cambridge Gambit 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4 g5	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4 g5
B03	Four Pawns Attack, Fianchetto Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4 g6	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4 g6
B03	Four Pawns Attack, Trifunovic Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4 Bf5	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4 Bf5
B05	Modern Variation, Flohr Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.Be2 c6	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.Be2 c6
B02	Hunt Variation, Lasker Simul Gambit 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.c5 Nd5 5.Bc4 e6 6.Nc3	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.c5 Nd5 5.Bc4 e6 6.Nc3
B03	Modern Variation, Alekhine Gambit 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2
B05	Modern Variation, Vitolins Attack 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.c4 Nb6 6.d5	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.c4 Nb6 6.d5
B02	Two Pawns Attack, Mikenas Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.c5 Nd5 5.Bc4 e6 6.Nc3 d6	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.c5 Nd5 5.Bc4 e6 6.Nc3 d6
B03	Four Pawns Attack, Main Line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4 dxe5 6.fxe5 Nc6 7.Be3	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4 dxe5 6.fxe5 Nc6 7.Be3
B02	Hunt Variation, Matsukevich Gambit 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.c5 Nd5 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 d6 7.Bg5	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.c5 Nd5 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 d6 7.Bg5
B04	Modern Variation, Keres Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 g6 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 Bg7 7.a4	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 g6 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 Bg7 7.a4
B02	Hunt Variation, Mikenas Gambit 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.c5 Nd5 5.Bc4 e6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Nxd5 exd5 8.Bxd5	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.c5 Nd5 5.Bc4 e6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Nxd5 exd5 8.Bxd5
B03	Exchange Variation, Voronezh Variation 1.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	1.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 Attack, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation 1.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	1.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 Variation 1.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	1.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	Exchange Variation, Karpov Variation 1.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	1.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	Four Pawns Attack, Tartakower Variation 1.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	1.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