• Alekhine's Defence is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 Nf6 Black tempts White's pawns forward to form a broad pawn centre, with plans...
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  • variations of, respectively, the French Defence, Alekhine's Defence, Scandinavian Defense, or Robatsch Defence. After 2...Nf6 3.e5 Ng4?! is possible, invented...
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  • 2...Nf6 is the Nimzowitsch Variation. It bears some similarity to Alekhine's Defence. White's strongest reply is to chase the knight by 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nc3...
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    having given his name to Alekhine's Defence and several other opening variations. He also composed some endgame studies. Alekhine was born into a wealthy...
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  • Alexander Alekhine (1892–1946) is a Russian-French chess master and former world champion. Alekhine may also refer to: Alekhine's Defence, a chess opening...
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  • The Modern Defense (also known as the Robatsch Defence after Karl Robatsch) is a hypermodern chess opening in which Black allows White to occupy the center...
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  • The Caro–Kann Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 c6 The Caro–Kann is a common defence against 1.e4. It is classified as a Semi-Open...
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  • The Pirc Defence (/ˈpɪərts/ PEERTS) is a chess opening characterised by the response of Black to 1.e4 with 1...d6 and 2...Nf6, followed by ...g6 and ...
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  • lines with ...Nxd5 or ...Qxd5. White's 3.Nc3 transposes into a line of Alekhine's Defense, normally seen after 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5, and generally thought...
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  • Stonewall), 6...d6, the Ilyin–Zhenevsky Variation (less popular today), or Alekhine's move 6...Ne4!? retaining the option of moving the d-pawn either one or...
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  • Knights' Tango or Mexican Defence introduced by Carlos Torre in 1925 in Baden-Baden shares similarities with Alekhine's Defence as Black attempts to induce...
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  • future world champion Alexander Alekhine in Vienna in 55 moves. Grünfeld usually employed a very classical style. The defence was later adopted by a number...
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    Attack Réti Opening King's Pawn Game Alekhine's Defence Caro–Kann Defence French Defence Modern Defence Nimzowitsch Defence Open Game Four Knights Game Giuoco...
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  • e6. The Scandinavian is covered in chapter B01 in ECO. 1...Nf6 is Alekhine's Defence, which invites White to attack the knight with 2.e5. Black is often...
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  • The Nimzo-Indian Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Other move orders, such as 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.d4...
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  • The Philidor Defence (or Philidor's Defence) is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 The opening is named after the famous 18th-century...
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  • The French Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 e6 This is most commonly followed by 2.d4 d5. Black usually plays ...c5 soon after...
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  • 1927 World Championship match between José Raúl Capablanca and Alexander Alekhine. After the resumption of international chess activity following World War...
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  • ..Bf5 are possible. 3...g6 will likely transpose to the King's Indian Defence. 3...Nbd7 4.Nc3 will likely transpose to the Main line. List of chess openings...
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  • Petrov's Defence or the Petrov Defence (also called Petroff Defence, Petrov's Game, Russian Defence, or Russian Game [Russian: Русская партия]) is a chess...
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  • The King's Indian Defence (or KID) is a common chess opening. It is defined by the following moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 Black intends to follow up with...
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  • (1997). The Queen's Indian Defence. Everyman Chess. ISBN 978-1-85744-157-4. Aagaard, Jacob (2002). Queen's Indian Defence. Everyman Chess. ISBN 1-85744-300-4...
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  • Alekhine vs. Nimzowitsch, 1930 Alekhine's gun is a formation in chess named after the former world chess champion Alexander Alekhine. It is a specific...
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  • The Najdorf Variation (/ˈnaɪdɔːrf/ NY-dorf) of the Sicilian Defence is one of the most popular, reputable, and deeply studied of all chess openings. Modern...
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  • the second move with 2...e6 (leading to a French Defence) or 2...c6 (leading to a Caro–Kann Defence), although doing so does not eliminate White's ability...
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  • Gambit (or simply Morra Gambit) is an opening gambit against the Sicilian Defence distinguished by the moves: 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 White sacrifices...
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  • Sicilian Defence Caro-Kann Defence Pirc Defence Alekhine's Defence Modern Defence Scandinavian Defence, etc. Ruy Lopez French Defence Petrov's Defence Vienna...
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  • reasonable position. Durkin Gambit (1.Na3 e5 2.Nc4 Nc6 3. e4 f5) Australian Defence List of chess openings List of chess openings named after people The Wikibook...
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  • Attack Réti Opening King's Pawn Game Alekhine's Defence Caro–Kann Defence French Defence Modern Defence Nimzowitsch Defence Open Game Four Knights Game Giuoco...
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  • found in other openings like the Four Pawns Attack, the Alekhine Defence or the Grünfeld Defence. The "Budapest rook" is a manoeuvre, introduced by the...
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