Alekhine Defense: Complete Guide

Provocative hypermodern defense — Black invites White to push pawns and overextend. Drill every main line against an adaptive engine, backed by real Lichess win rates and Stockfish evaluations.

51 variations 107,408,153 total games Avg Stockfish +0.28

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All 51 variations of the Alekhine Defense

Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense ECO B02 19M games Anti-Openings Alekhine Defense ECO B02 19M games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Nc3 ECO B02 16M games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation: exd5 ECO B02 6M games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: e5 ECO B02 6M games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation ECO B02 6M games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: d3 ECO B02 5M games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation: d4 ECO B02 3M games Anti-Openings Alekhine Defense: Qf3 ECO B02 3M games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack ECO B02 2M games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation ECO B02 2M games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation: c4 ECO B02 2M games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Maróczy Variation ECO B02 1M games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Maróczy Variation ECO B02 1M games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation: d4 ECO B02 1M games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack: Nb6 ECO B02 1M games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Nf3 ECO B02 1M games Gambits Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Geschev Gambit ECO B02 934K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Krejcik Variation ECO B02 625K games Anti-Openings Alekhine Defense: f3 ECO B02 530K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Mokele Mbembe ECO B02 490K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Brooklyn Variation ECO B02 475K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation: Bc4 ECO B02 465K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: d4 ECO B02 389K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Maróczy Variation: e5 ECO B02 356K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Bc4 ECO B02 330K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation: d3 ECO B02 262K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation: e5 ECO B02 229K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation: Nf3 ECO B02 226K games Anti-Openings Alekhine Defense: Bd3 ECO B02 186K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Mokele Mbembe, Vavra Defense ECO B02 181K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Maróczy Variation: d5 ECO B02 152K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Sämisch Attack ECO B02 118K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Sämisch Attack ECO B02 118K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: The Squirrel ECO B02 107K games Anti-Openings Alekhine Defense: f4 ECO B02 89K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation: Nc3 ECO B02 86K games Gambits Alekhine Defense: O'Sullivan Gambit ECO B03 85K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation: Nf3 ECO B02 82K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack: Nf4 ECO B02 71K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation: Qf3 ECO B02 68K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Maróczy Variation: d6 ECO B02 51K games Gambits Alekhine Defense: Krejcik Variation, Krejcik Gambit ECO B02 45K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Maróczy Variation: Nc6 ECO B02 28K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack: Nb4 ECO B02 18K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Maróczy Variation: e6 ECO B02 10K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Maróczy Variation: g6 ECO B02 8K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Welling Variation ECO B02 5K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Mokele Mbembe, Modern Line ECO B02 2K games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Brooklyn Variation, Everglades Variation ECO B02 601 games Openings & Plans Alekhine Defense: Buckley Attack ECO B02 225 games

Frequently asked questions about the Alekhine Defense

What is the alekhine in chess?

The Alekhine is a chess opening family with 51 variations covered on Chessy. Over 107 million Lichess games have reached these positions across all rating levels.