Tree path 4 levels King's Pawn Game › Alekhine Defense › Normal Variation › Alekhine Defense: Buckley Attack
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- King's Pawn Game B00
- Alekhine Defense B02
- Normal Variation B02
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Alekhine Defense: Buckley Attack
Overview
Alekhine Defense: Buckley Attack 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.
It is reached after 5 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Na3.
It is a variation of Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B02
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 5
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Statistics from Lichess
2,581 games · White 48.0% / Draw 6.0% / Black 46.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d6 | 1,565 | |
| e6 | 560 | |
| Nb6 | 132 | |
| Nc6 | 115 | |
| c5 | 96 | |
| g6 | 73 | |
| a6 | 22 | |
| c6 | 11 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:06:05
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