Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › Alekhine Defense › Normal Variation › Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack › Alekhine Defense: The Squirrel
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Alekhine Defense B02
- Normal Variation B02
- Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack B02
- Alekhine Defense: The Squirrel B02 you are here
Alekhine Defense: The Squirrel
Overview
Alekhine Defense: The Squirrel 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.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nf4, after 6 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
Step through the moves on the interactive board below, review the live Lichess statistics, or play this position against Stockfish at one of six difficulty levels.
- ECO code
- B02
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 6
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Statistics from Lichess
64,918 games · White 57.5% / Draw 3.3% / Black 39.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d4 | 50,458 | |
| g3 | 8,840 | |
| Qf3 | 1,813 | |
| d3 | 1,290 | |
| c5 | 660 | |
| Nf3 | 553 | |
| Nc3 | 400 | |
| Qg4 | 325 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:19:18
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