Tree path 8 levels King's Pawn Game › Alekhine Defense › Normal Variation › Alekhine Defense › Alekhine Defense › Modern Variation › Main Line › Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Alekhine Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Alekhine Defense B02
- Normal Variation B02
- Alekhine Defense B03
- Alekhine Defense B03
- Modern Variation B04
- Main Line B05
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Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Alekhine Variation
Overview
Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Alekhine Variation is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B05.
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 9 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. c4.
It is a variation of Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Vitolins Attack.
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- ECO code
- B05
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 9
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
50,128 games · White 43.5% / Draw 5.1% / Black 51.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nb6 | 49,517 | |
| Bxf3 | 333 | |
| Nb4 | 156 | |
| dxe5 | 41 | |
| e6 | 39 | |
| b6 | 13 | |
| Nc6 | 11 | |
| c6 | 9 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:59:02
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