Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...Nf6/2. e5/2...Nd5/3. d4/3...d6/4. c4

Alekhine's Defence
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkb1r/ppp1pppp/3p4/3nP3/2PP4/8/PP3PPP/RNBQKBNR b
Moves: 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4

Alekhine's Defence

White grabs even more space and wins a tempo. Black's knight is under attack again. The only reasonable move is 4...Nb6.

Theory table

For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..

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

	4
	... Nb6	=