Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...Nf6/2. e5
Alekhine's Defence | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
Moves: 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 |
Alekhine's Defence
editBlack's knight is under attack. The most popular, and probably best, move is 2...Nd5, although rarely 2...Ne4 and even 2...Ng8 have been played, with poorer results.
Theory table
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- 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5
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... Nd5 |
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... Ne4? |
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... Ng8!? |
References
edit- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.