Alekhine, or Modern defence?

boringidiot · 2012-05-17T06:11:24-07:00

Hi, I must confess that I am tempted to switch from my main defence against 1.e4, the modern 1...g6, to Alekhine. The reason? No strong such, but, sure, I think the 150 attack is easier to play for white than for black. Any slight move-order "error", and you are dead. Not so for white. I am

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talapia

Apr 17, 2016

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poucin wrote:

About Alekhine defence, u can study Taylor's "Alekhine Alert!", which gives an excellent repertoire on 1.e4 Nf6.

On 4 pawns attack, he recommends g6 idea which seems quite fine and fun to play.

Agreed. I love it when White tries 4P. That's exactly what the Alekhine seeks to provoke.