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...

variations of, respectively, the French Defence, Alekhine's Defence, Scandinavian Defense, or Robatsch Defence. After 2...Nf6 3.e5 Ng4?! is possible, invented...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

1927 World Championship match between José Raúl Capablanca and Alexander Alekhine. After the resumption of international chess activity following World War...

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...

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...

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...

..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...

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...

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...

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...

Sicilian Defence Caro-Kann Defence Pirc Defence Alekhine's Defence Modern Defence Scandinavian Defence, etc. Ruy Lopez French Defence Petrov's Defence Vienna...

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...

(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...

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...

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...

never attracted serious interest in high-level play, though Alexander Alekhine defeated Efim Bogoljubow with it in one game of their second match, in...

later it was adopted by Akiba Rubinstein and Alekhine. The last significant use of the Russian Defence was in the 1950s, when it was played by some Russian...