Chess openings / Alekhine Defense
Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation
Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation (B04) starts 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3. In 4,064 games between strong players, White wins 47%, 13% are drawn and Black wins 40%; the most played move is 4…Bg4 (37%).
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3
- ECO
- B04
- Games between strong players
- 4,064
- To move
- Black
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4…Bg4 | 37% (1,490) | Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line | |
| 4…dxe5 | 33% (1,359) | Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Larsen Variation | |
| 4…g6 | 19% (783) | Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Alburt Variation | |
| 4…Bf5 | 3% (122) | – | |
| 4…Nc6 | 3% (111) | Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Larsen-Haakert Variation | |
| 4…c6 | 3% (101) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5
- Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line 1,490 games
- Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Larsen Variation 1,359 games
- Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Alburt Variation 786 games
- Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Schmid Variation 220 games
- Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Larsen-Haakert Variation 137 games
More Alekhine Defense lines
- Alekhine Defense 19,444 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: Sämisch Attack 1,444 games
- Alekhine Defense: Maróczy Variation 1,015 games
- Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Main Line 929 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
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