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Alekhine Defense
Overview
Alekhine Defense is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B02.
The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.
The line arises from 2 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 Nf6.
It is a direct variation of King's Pawn Game.
It is the root of 6 named variations, with Brooklyn Variation, Krejcik Variation, Maróczy Variation, and others among the most studied.
Counted recursively, this branch covers 55 sub-variations at all depths.
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- ECO code
- B02
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 2
- Parent
- King's Pawn Game
- Direct variations
- 6
- Total in subtree
- 55
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Statistics from Lichess
28,186,007 games · White 46.3% / Draw 5.0% / Black 48.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| e5 | 15,638,502 | |
| Nc3 | 8,617,951 | |
| d3 | 1,602,044 | |
| Nf3 | 1,085,806 | |
| Bc4 | 422,850 | |
| d4 | 277,514 | |
| f3 | 137,681 | |
| Qf3 | 125,870 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:50:08
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Variations (6)
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