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Alekhine's defence

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Hi guys,

Today I will tell you something about the Alekhine's Defence.

The Alekhine's Defence is a chess opening that begins with the moves:

1. e4 Nf6

Black tempts White's pawns forward to form a broad pawn centre, with plans to undermine and attack the white structure later in the spirit of hyper modern defence. White's imposing mass of pawns in the centre often includes pawns on c4, d4, e5, and f4.

The opening is named after Alexander Alekhine, who introduced it in the 1921 Budapest tournament in games against Endre Steiner and Fritz Sämisch.

Nowadays, Alekhine's defense is not so common at the top level.

                                                                                                                      Regards ravenswift

[CREDIT: Wikipedia]