Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...Nf6/2. e5/2...Nd5/3. d4

Alekhine's Defence
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkb1r/pppppppp/8/3nP3/3P4/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKBNR b
Moves: 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4

Alekhine's Defence

With his knight finally safe, Black can start to put pressure on White's pawn center. The most aggressive move in this position is 3...d6.

Theory table

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'1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4'

	3
	... d6	=

References

• Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.