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- Caissa Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Alekhine Defense B02
- Normal Variation B02
- Alekhine Defense B03
- Alekhine Defense B03
- Alekhine Defense B03
- Four Pawns Attack B03 you are here
Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack
Overview
Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack (ECO B03) is a variation of Alekhine Defense, reached after 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 — 5 moves.
In 1,736,074 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 43.6%, Black 51.9% and 4.5% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 5…dxe5, in 64% of those games.
It branches into 6 named variations; the most played are Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Main Line and Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Fianchetto Variation. In all, 7 named lines continue from it.
- ECO code
- B03
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Length
- 5 moves
- Parent
- Alekhine Defense
- Direct variations
- 6
- Total in subtree
- 7
Generated from the data: the Lichess opening list and opening explorer. Know this line well? Write a description — submissions are reviewed before publishing.
Statistics from Lichess
1,736,074 games · White 43.6% / Draw 4.5% / Black 51.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| dxe5 | 1,112,350 | |
| g6 | 268,435 | |
| Bf5 | 196,367 | |
| Nc6 | 60,658 | |
| g5 | 42,977 | |
| e6 | 22,232 | |
| c5 | 14,707 | |
| c6 | 3,313 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:58:56
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