B05
Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line
Key moves: 1.e4 Nf6
Alekhine's Defence provokes White's centre pawns to advance, then attacks them. Black invites White to overextend, creating targets for counterplay. It's a provocative and aggressive choice.
History & Notable Players
Named after Alexander Alekhine, the fourth World Champion, who introduced it in 1921. Bobby Fischer also used it occasionally.
Top Players in this Opening
Best Games
Polgar, Judit vs Jussupow, Artur0-1
Dortmund 1997Notable
Grischuk, Alexander vs Ganguly, Surya Shekhar0-1
Wch U14 1996Notable
Polgar, Judit vs Polgar, Zsuzsa1-0
Amber-blind 3rd 1994Notable
Leko, Peter vs Jussupow, Artur1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1994Notable
Short, Nigel D vs Gil, Javier0-1
Wch U20 1982Notable
Short, Nigel D vs Graf, Juergen1/2-1/2
Wch U20 1982Notable
Short, Nigel D vs Benjamin, Joel1-0
Wch U20 1980Notable
Geller, Efim P vs Bronstein, David I1-0
Petropolis Interzonal 1973Notable
Spassky, Boris V vs Fischer, Robert James1/2-1/2
World Championship 28th 1972Notable
Alekhine, Alexander vs Euwe, Max1/2-1/2
World Championship 16th 1935Notable
Navara,D vs Megaranto,S1-0
44th Olympiad 2022 2022
Navara,D vs Rapport,R0-1
Cez Trophy 2016 2016
Navara,D vs Rapport,R1/2-1/2
Cez Trophy 2016 2016
Karjakin,Sergey vs Short,N1-0
Rapid Match 2008
Adams,Mi vs Ponomariov,R1-0
World Blitz 2007
Polgar, Judit vs Morozevich, Alexander0-1
Frankfurt-West Masters 1999
Anand, Viswanathan vs Morozevich, Alexander1-0
PCA/Intel-GP 1995
Anand, Viswanathan vs Jussupow, Artur1/2-1/2
Candidats FIDE m2 1994
Smyslov, Vassily vs Shabalov, Alexander0-1
Tilburg rapid20 1993
Sax, Gyula vs Ivanchuk, Vassily1-0
Tilburg 1989