Alekhine Defense
Alekhine Defense (B02) starts 1.e4 Nf6. In 19,444 games between strong players, White wins 46%, 11% are drawn and Black wins 44%; the most played move is 2.e5 (77%).
1.e4 Nf6
- ECO
- B02
- Games between strong players
- 19,444
- To move
- White
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.e5 | 77% (14,887) | – | |
| 2.Nc3 | 19% (3,651) | – | |
| 2.d3 | 3% (632) | Alekhine Defense: Maróczy Variation | |
| 2.Nf3 | 1% (121) | Zukertort Opening: Lemberger Gambit | |
| 2.Qe2 | 0% (48) | – | |
| 2.f3 | 0% (31) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from King's Pawn Game 1.e4
- Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation 14,269 games
- Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation 2,537 games
- Alekhine Defense: Maróczy Variation 1,015 games
- Alekhine Defense: Brooklyn Variation 488 games
- Alekhine Defense: Mokele Mbembe 68 games
Every Alekhine Defense line
- Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation 14,269 games
- Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation 4,064 games
- Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack 3,179 games
- Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack 2,545 games
- Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation 2,537 games
- Alekhine Defense: Exchange Variation 2,494 games
- Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line 1,490 games
- Alekhine Defense: Sämisch Attack 1,444 games
- Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Larsen Variation 1,359 games
- Alekhine Defense: Maróczy Variation 1,015 games
- Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Main Line 929 games
- Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Alburt Variation 786 games
- Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack, Lasker Variation 707 games
- Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Fianchetto Variation 493 games
- Alekhine Defense: Brooklyn Variation 488 games
- Alekhine Defense: Balogh Variation 415 games
- Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Trifunovic Variation 350 games
- Alekhine Defense: Exchange Variation, Voronezh Variation 332 games
- Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack, Tate Variation 282 games
- Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Schmid Variation 220 games
- Alekhine Defense: Hunt Variation, Lasker Simul Gambit 210 games
- Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Flohr Variation 175 games
- Alekhine Defense: Spielmann Gambit 141 games
- Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Larsen-Haakert Variation 137 games
- Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Panov Variation 120 games
- Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Geschev Gambit 83 games
- Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Cambridge Gambit 80 games
- Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Alekhine Variation 68 games
- Alekhine Defense: Mokele Mbembe 68 games
- Alekhine Defense: O'Sullivan Gambit 67 games
- Alekhine Defense: Steiner Variation 51 games
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