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Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Main Line
Overview
Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Main Line 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 is reached after 13 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3.
It is a variation of Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Tartakower Variation.
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- ECO code
- B03
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 13
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
303,373 games · White 44.9% / Draw 5.3% / Black 49.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bf5 | 265,272 | |
| g6 | 22,816 | |
| e6 | 6,050 | |
| h5 | 4,117 | |
| h6 | 1,286 | |
| a6 | 929 | |
| f6 | 800 | |
| Bg4 | 680 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:46:39
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