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Alekhine's Defense Report

31 GAMESSample Data
Win Rate
48%

Performance vs Other Openings

Alekhine's Defense48% Win
Other Openings43% Win

Key Insights

Central Counterplay
black
High Impact

Counterplay Against Overextended Center Missed in 58% of Four Pawns Games

What this means
In 7 of your 12 Four Pawns Attack games, you failed to challenge White's extended pawn chain (e5-d4-c4-f4) with timely ...c5 or ...f6 breaks. When you let White's center stand unchallenged past move 10, your win rate is just 29%. When you strike with ...c5 and/or ...f6 before move 10, it rises to 67%. White's center looks imposing but is actually overextended and vulnerable — your job is to attack it before White consolidates.
How to improve
In the Four Pawns Attack (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4), prioritize undermining the center immediately. Play ...dxe5 followed by ...c5, or prepare ...f6 to strike at the e5 pawn. The key is to create multiple targets — if White has to defend e5, d4, and c4 simultaneously, the center collapses. After ...c5, if White plays d5, you get excellent counterplay with ...e6 challenging the d5 pawn. Study Alekhine's own games against the Four Pawns where Black provokes and then destroys the overextended center.
#counter-center#four-pawns#pawn-breaks
Piece Coordination
black
High Impact

Knight on b6 Stays Passive in 72% of Games Past Move 15

What this means
Your knight retreats to b6 after being kicked from d5, but in 22 of 31 games it remains on b6 past move 15 without relocating to a more active square. Knights on b6 are typically passive — they block the b-pawn and have limited prospects. Your win rate when the knight stays on b6 is 36%, but it jumps to 64% when you reroute it to d7, c6, or f5 via a maneuver.
How to improve
After retreating to b6, immediately plan to reroute the knight. The best plans are: (1) ...Nb6-d7-f8-e6 or ...Nf5 targeting the d4 pawn, (2) ...Nb6-c8-e7-g6/f5 to reach kingside squares, (3) ...Nb6-d7-c5 to pressure White's center from the side. The knight on b6 should be viewed as temporarily misplaced, not as its final destination. Spend one or two tempi to get it to a better square rather than leaving it stranded on the rim.
#piece-coordination#knight-maneuver#nb6-rerouting
Break Timing

The ...d5 and ...c5 Breaks Need Better Synchronization

What this means
In your Alekhine's games, you play ...c5 and ...d5 breaks separately rather than in coordination. Engine analysis shows 8 positions where playing both breaks in quick succession (...c5 followed by ...d5, or vice versa) would have created decisive central tension. When you played only one break without following up, White stabilized the center and maintained the space advantage in 6 of those 8 games.
How to improve
Plan your central breaks as a coordinated pair. In the Exchange Variation, after ...dxe5 dxe5, play ...c5 quickly to challenge the d4 pawn. In the Modern Variation, prepare ...d5 with ...e6 first, then follow up with ...c5 to attack the base of White's pawn chain. The principle is to create two pawn tensions simultaneously — White cannot defend both. A useful preparation sequence is ...Be7, ...O-O, ...c5, and then ...d5 when the position opens. Timing both breaks within a 3-move window is the key to equalizing in Alekhine's Defense.
#d5-break#c5-break#central-coordination

Top Variations

1
Four Pawns Attack
12 games
2
Exchange Variation
10 games
3
Modern Variation
9 games

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What we analyze in your Alekhine's Defense games

Your counterplay against White's extended center

Your handling of the Four Pawns Attack

Your timing of the ...c5 central break

Your piece coordination in cramped positions

Your success in Modern vs Classical variations

Learn This Opening

Play through the main line move by move

1.pawn to e4 (e4) knight to f6 (Nf6)

白方占据中心空间，为王和后的出动打开通道。

Opponent is playing…
1.e4Nf62.e5Nd53.d4d64.Nf3Bg45.Be2e66.O-OBe77.c4Nb68.Nc3O-O

Key Positions to Know

Critical concepts every Alekhine's Defense player should understand

The Knight Provocation

With 1...Nf6, Alekhine's Defense deliberately provokes White into advancing pawns with e5, d4, and c4 to chase the knight. The idea is that White's overextended center becomes a target for counterattack, turning apparent tempo loss into a strategic advantage.

The Four Pawns Attack

White can push f4 to create the fearsome four-pawn center (c4, d4, e5, f4). This is White's most ambitious continuation but also the most risky — the pawns can become overextended and vulnerable to Black's piece pressure and well-timed ...c5 or ...f6 breaks.

Undermining the Center

Black's main plan is to undermine White's center with ...d6, ...c5, or ...f6. Each break chips away at the pawn chain until it collapses. A perfectly timed combination of these moves can leave White's center in ruins while Black's pieces flood into the vacated squares.

Strategic Plans

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White's Plans

  • •维持在中心的空间优势
  • •保卫过度扩张的兵
  • •在黑方阵营中制造弱点
  • •快速完成出子
  • •利用对中心的控制发起进攻

♚
Black's Plans

  • •攻击白方过度扩张的中心兵
  • •为马找到活跃的位置
  • •用兵的突破（如...d6或...f6）来破坏中心
  • •利用白方阵型中的弱点
  • •寻找反击的机会

Key Variations

Explore the most important branches and transpositions in the Alekhine's Defense.

Four Pawns Attack

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4

白方用c4和d4建立一个坚固的中心，避免过度扩张，将马安置在d5。

Exchange Variation

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.exd6

白方侧重于快速出子，以维持其在中心的优势。

Modern Variation

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3

白方在中心并排布置四个兵，获得最大的空间，但也冒着留下目标的风险。

Chase Variation

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.c5

白方最常见的应对，在中心空间和出子之间取得平衡。

Opening Statistics

Original research from 3,865 real amateur games — data you won't find anywhere else.

Avg. Game Length
—awaiting data
Underdog Wins
—awaiting data
Quick Finishes
—awaiting data
Endgame Reach
—awaiting data
White's Edge
-2.2%
Favors BlackEqualFavors White

At 1200-1400

📊White's edge is 2.2% — Black actually scores better at this level.

How This Opening Changes as You Improve

RatingGamesWhite's Edge
800-1000926
+3.4%50 /0 /47
1000-1200781
+8.0%53 /0 /45
1200-1400633
-2.2%48 /0 /50
1400-1600700
+0.2%49 /0 /48
1600-1800825
-2.5%47 /0 /50

Based on 3,865 games · Updated March 2026

Why Play the Alekhine's Defense?

挑衅性策略

引诱白方向前推进中心兵，为以后的攻击创造过度扩张的目标。

超现代方法

侧重于从远处控制中心，而不是直接用兵占据它。

非对称局面

导致不平衡的动态局面，双方有明确且不同的计划。

出其不意的价值

许多俱乐部级别的玩家对阿廖欣防御独特的策略准备不足。

Common Traps

Watch out for these dangerous tactical pitfalls

Four Pawns Attack Trap

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4 dxe5 6.fxe5 Nc6 7.Be3 Bf5 8.Nc3 e6 9.Nf3 Qd7 10.Be2 O-O-O 11.O-O Be7?? 12.c5

白方贪婪地吃兵，但黑方重新部署马的位置并开始反击。

Chase Variation Pitfall

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.c5 Nd5 5.Bc4 e6 6.Nc3 Nxc3?? 7.bxc3

黑方的马陷入陷阱，白方在早期获得优势。

Beginner Tips

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安全地移动你的马，小心不要被攻击。

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如果白方的兵推进得太远，不要错过反击的机会。

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学习用兵突破（如...d6）来破坏中心的时机。

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在确保自己王的安全的同时，利用对手的弱点。

Common Alekhine's Defense patterns we detect

We automatically check if you fall for these specific traps.

About the Alekhine's Defense

Alekhine's Defense (1. e4 Nf6) is a hypermodern opening where Black immediately attacks the e4 pawn, provoking White to advance and potentially overextend the center.

We track your counterattacking accuracy, handling of space disadvantage, and exploitation of White's overextension. We identify where cramped positions lead to mistakes.

openings.page.sections.keyThemes

HypermodernProvoking centerKnight tempoDynamic imbalancesCounterattackingUnbalanced positions

openings.page.sections.notablePlayers

AlekhineAlburtBaburinShabalov

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Alekhine's Defense analysis

Alekhine's Defense (1. e4 Nf6) is a hypermodern opening where Black immediately attacks the e4 pawn, provoking White to advance and potentially overextend the center.
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Famous Games

AlekhinevsBogoljubov
World Championship 1934 (Game 22)0-1

亚历山大·阿廖欣引入这种开局的历史性对局，他凭借其挑衅性的策略赢得了比赛。

KarpovvsAlburt
USSR Championship 19710-1

鲍比·菲舍尔采用阿廖欣防御的名局，展示了其动态潜力。

LaskervsAlekhine
New York 19240-1

在国际象棋史上最伟大的锦标赛之一中，阿廖欣使用了以他名字命名的防御击败了传奇的前世界冠军伊曼纽尔·拉斯克。这场比赛展示了阿廖欣对1.e4 Nf6产生的局面的深刻理解，巩固了该开局在国际象棋理论中的地位。

FischervsAddison
Palma de Mallorca 19701-0

鲍比·菲舍尔用强大的四兵攻击粉碎了阿廖欣防御，展示了如果黑方不能谨慎处理白方的空间优势所面临的危险。这场比赛表明了为什么该防御需要精确的走法和知识，因为菲舍尔的兵碾压了黑方的阵型。

Learning Resources

video

阿廖欣防御指南 - Chess.com

book

阿廖欣防御完全解析

book

GM Sam Collins 的《锦标赛玩家的阿廖欣防御》

course

阿廖欣防御开局指南 - Chess.com

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