I have heard a chess trainer say that if you are trying to improve, you should change openings after 3 losses with the same opening. (He was referring to tournament games.) That way you get familiar with a variety of positions.
The Alekhine's is an OK opening, but at your level you may do better to play 1. ...e5. Modern openings where you give your opening a big center and then counter-attack are more strategically complex.
OK... I tried playing 1. E5, but I got checkmated in the first 20 moves. I've gotten much better results with the Alekhine, how do I play 1 e5?
The short answer is, get your pieces out quickly, protect f7, and castle fairly early. I often play 1. ...e5, so you could look at my games. Here is one that I published:
http://www.chess.com/blog/Ray_D/cleveland-open-round-4
The second game in this article has 1. ... e5 also.
http://www.chess.com/blog/Ray_D/cleveland-open-round-1-and-2
Thanks, i'll take a look at them when I've got time.
Just a quick question, should I continue to do the Alekhine as a response to kings pawn? Or should I find another opening to do.