You're showing games ridiculous, rukja if 2...Ne4 is 3.d4 to trap the knight. And Bd3 lock the bishop in c1, and d-pawn. Stevenjiang - what your opponent plays 3..Ne5? and 4.. Nxe4?? gg. Khosrov 4.d3 is very passive, much better is 4.d4 and black can play 4..d6 transposing to Pirc defense.

a good way to face the Alekhine

Eventual Black loss. Centre dominated by white and a retreated black knight

Nice opening. If the white player is not confortable with this opening, black is better,,,

Matthew: alekhine black knight doesn't continue like that, it continues with

3.C4   Nb6    not Nb4,  for your reference, this is called two pawns attack variation, very nice opening but try to play it with low-rate players more than high-rated

 2pound Ne4 is suicide! After e5 black's best move is Nd5.

Love it.  As a low rated player (1200-1400) I am able to topple many a higher rated player.  Worst case scenario is typically only gaining tempo or a bit of mid game cramping.

I started to use this defense more.

This is a seriously strong game for black. So much so, I've begun exploring the Reverse Alekhine for white (with much the same success). There is a great game Reti vs. Alekhine, in which Reti played the Reverse. Alekhine won, but seriously...Who would play any form of the Alekhine vs. the man himself?!

Also worth exploring for a fun/interesting game is the Brooklyn Variation [2.e5, Ng8!].

 

by nzjk123 - 56 days ago

i dont think it is a good opening since you can advance your pawn to threaten it and it will have to reatreat to g8 or go to e4 or d5 where it is completely vunerable.

 

Response: Listen; the whole point of the Alekhine IS to force white to move pawns and destroy the structure, force white to centralize most of their minor pieces, and quietly destroy the King's defences.  This is definetly one of Black's hidden jewels which helps A LOT in throwing off the opponent.  It's sharp tactics at its brightest; research Alekhine's games when he uses this opening.  He obliterates opponents omniously.  No Joke.

isnt it part of the russian defense?

i dont think it is a good opening since you can advance your pawn to threaten it and it will have to reatreat to g8 or go to e4 or d5 where it is completely vunerable.

This defense was introduced to master play by Alexander Alekhine at Budapest (against Saemisch and Steiner) in 1921.  During the 1930s, it was a favorite defense  with many of the leading masters, including Euwe, Reshesvsky, Fine, and Flohr.  The main strategical idea for Black is provoking the advance of the White center pawns so that they eventually will become weak.