can someone please explain to me the basic idea behind this opening please?

and the first few moves and pitfalls..am new to site and only learned

guioco piano and ruy lopez 1st few moves and after that playing on

intuition but would love to learn more!

cheers,

andrew 

wikipedia have alot of great articles on chess openings for beginners.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_opening

hey people fanx very much !

If you're just starting out in chess, I suggest you tread carefully with this opening. Incorrect play by Black can get him smashed.

It is a solid opening, but I really don't prepare extensively for it.

andrewsologuitar wrote:

can someone please explain to me the basic idea behind this opening please?

and the first few moves and pitfalls..am new to site and only learned

guioco piano and ruy lopez 1st few moves and after that playing on

intuition but would love to learn more!

cheers,

andrew 

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If you want to play it as Black - well maybe better you didn't. The Ruy Lopez and Giuoco Piano are so much more sound than the Alekhine. Stick to these until you know them well, then play the Alekhine in casual games.

If you want to know how to play against them as White, Wikipedia is a good source usually. Look there. In short, Black wants to draw White's pawns forward to then attack them and 'destroy' White's centre. So the key as White is not to let that happen!

 

 

(Not pleased that my readymade board was erased by the emoticon panel... GRRR :((!!!)

 

 

(there is a variation in the move list)

obviously my thinking capabilities are nowhere near that of alekhine's. however, I think if you're opponent is a great player; he will end up controlling the board.

hey thanks folks !

Alekhines defence is a highly unbalanced opening which means lots of winning possibilities for both sides. I would say that that is what chess is all about. I love Alekhine although I might consider it objectively less good than some other openings. However I think this is good from a phsychological point of view, I have obvious targets to try to liquidate while my opponent do not now what to do. Generally my opponent loses faith in their choise of continuation when I at last manages to gain an equal game.