Chess openings / Alekhine Defense
Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line
Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line (B05) starts 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4. In 1,490 games between strong players, White wins 47%, 11% are drawn and Black wins 42%; the most played move is 5.Be2 (78%).
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4
- ECO
- B05
- Games between strong players
- 1,490
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.Be2 | 78% (1,156) | – | |
| 5.h3 | 8% (120) | Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Panov Variation | |
| 5.Bc4 | 5% (77) | – | |
| 5.c4 | 5% (68) | Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Alekhine Variation | |
| 5.exd6 | 4% (56) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3
More Alekhine Defense lines
- Alekhine Defense 19,444 games
- Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation 14,269 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: 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
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