Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack

The book line for Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack is e4, Nf6, e5, Nd5, c4. This page collects the 4 named lines under that variation.

4 named lines · ECO B02 · 555 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack

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  1. e4
  2. Nf6
  3. e5
  4. Nd5
  5. c4

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from e2 to e4.
  2. Black knight moves from g8 to f6.
  3. White pawn moves from e4 to e5.
  4. Black knight moves from f6 to d5.
  5. White pawn moves from c2 to c4.

Named lines

  • Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack (B02) 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4
  • Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack, Lasker Variation (B02) 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. c5
  • Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack, Mikenas Variation (B02) 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. c5 Nd5 5. Bc4 e6 6. Nc3 d6
  • Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack, Tate Variation (B02) 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. a4

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