Chess openings / Alekhine Defense
Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation
Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation (B02) starts 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5. In 14,269 games between strong players, White wins 46%, 12% are drawn and Black wins 42%; the most played move is 3.d4 (60%).
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5
- ECO
- B02
- Games between strong players
- 14,269
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.d4 | 60% (8,623) | – | |
| 3.c4 | 22% (3,180) | Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack | |
| 3.Nc3 | 10% (1,443) | Alekhine Defense: Sämisch Attack | |
| 3.Nf3 | 4% (576) | – | |
| 3.Bc4 | 2% (228) | – | |
| 3.g3 | 1% (76) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Alekhine Defense 1.e4 Nf6
- 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: Exchange Variation 2,494 games
- Alekhine Defense: Sämisch Attack 1,444 games
- Alekhine Defense: Balogh Variation 415 games
- Alekhine Defense: O'Sullivan Gambit 67 games
More Alekhine Defense lines
- Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation 2,537 games
- Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line 1,490 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: Four Pawns Attack, Trifunovic Variation 350 games
- Alekhine Defense: Exchange Variation, Voronezh Variation 332 games
- Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack, Tate Variation 282 games
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