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Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns, Modern, Exchange, Stats by Rating

1...Nf6 invites White’s pawns forward: after 2.e5 Nd5 White can chase the knight with c4 and d4 and build a huge center. Black’s idea is that a big center is also a big target.

For Black1.e4 Nf6Seen in 0.9% of rated games

Lichess rating

B02Alekhine Defense

Games from this position (1600–1999): 55k

  1. 1.
MovePlayedGamesWhite · Draw · Black
53%30k48%48%
31%17k47%49%
6%3,13247%48%
5%2,54541%55%
2%99644%52%
1%68342%54%
0.6%35343%54%
0.5%29547%48%
0.5%29246%52%
0.2%12850%46%
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Plans for both sides

White

  • 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 (Modern) is the most solid choice.
  • The Four Pawns Attack (c4, d4, e5, f4) is ambitious but over-extended if you are careless.
  • 2.Nc3 avoids all of this and often transposes to a Vienna or Scandinavian.

Black

  • After White’s pawns advance, hit them with ...d6, ...c5 or ...f6.
  • Aim your pieces at the pawns: ...Nc6, ...Bf5 or ...Bg4 and ...dxe5 turn the big center into a target.
  • Do not leave the knight on d5 to be chased forever; ...Nb6 is its usual home.

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Alekhine Defense at each rating

How often the position after 1.e4 Nf6 comes up in rated Lichess games, how it scores and what players answer next.

RatingGames (Share of games)White · Draw · BlackTop next move
<120036k1.2%52%44%2.Nc340%
1200–159937k0.6%51%46%2.e539%
1600–199955k0.9%47%49%2.e553%
2000+30k1.5%47%47%2.e561%
All159k0.9%49%47%2.e544%

What usually comes next

The most played moves from here, all ratings together. Thicker line = played more often.

2.e544%2...Nd588%2...Ne46%2.Nc334%2...d533%2...e528%2...d614%2.Nf37%2...Nxe467%2...e58%2...d68%2.d37%2...e533%2...d524%2...d615%1...Nf6

Main variations

  • The main line. Black pins the knight and plays ...e6, ...Be7 and ...O-O.

    434 games from this position (all ratings, any move order). White won 48%, 7% were drawn, Black won 44%.

    Show on the board: 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.Be2 e6

  • White’s maximal center. Black hits back with ...dxe5, ...Bf5 and ...Nc6.

    6,209 games from this position (all ratings, any move order). White won 44%, 5% were drawn, Black won 51%.

    Show on the board: 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4

  • White trades on d6 for a space edge. Black chooses ...cxd6 or ...exd6.

    7,763 games from this position (all ratings, any move order). White won 47%, 5% were drawn, Black won 48%.

    Show on the board: 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.exd6

  • White avoids the main lines. Black hits e4 at once.

    23k games from this position (all ratings, any move order). White won 46%, 5% were drawn, Black won 49%.

    Show on the board: 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5

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At club level

The Alekhine is rare, so many club opponents do not know what to do. From 1200 up, 2.e5 is the most common answer (under 1200 it is 2.Nc3), and the main line goes 2...Nd5 3.d4 d6 with 4.c4 or 4.Nf3.

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