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- King's Pawn Game B00
- Alekhine Defense B02
- Normal Variation B02
- Alekhine Defense B03
- Alekhine Defense B03
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Alekhine Defense: Balogh Variation
Overview
Alekhine Defense: Balogh Variation is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B03.
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.
It begins with 7 plies and takes 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Bc4 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Alekhine Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B03
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 7
- Parent
- Alekhine Defense
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Statistics from Lichess
320,199 games · White 44.9% / Draw 4.7% / Black 50.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nb6 | 228,028 | |
| e6 | 35,152 | |
| dxe5 | 27,263 | |
| c6 | 25,245 | |
| Be6 | 4,004 | |
| Nb4 | 224 | |
| c5 | 60 | |
| b6 | 49 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:33:34
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