1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Be3 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Rc1 0-0 9. b3 is a fine line. I think after the old main line 9...e5 white gets an advantage. As pfren has pointed out before, the critical test is Bf5 instead.
Are you trying to prepare for Alan Auman? :)
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Be3 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Rc1 0-0 9. b3 is a fine line. I think after the old main line 9...e5 white gets an advantage. As pfren has pointed out before, the critical test is Bf5 instead.
Are you trying to prepare for Alan Auman? :)
Nah, not in particular. Just tired of playing against it with no real knowledge.
I think 5...exd6 is more popular nowadays.
My favorite line is 1. Kxe8
My favorite line is 1. Kxe8
Wow, never thought of that. Gonna try this next tournament.
@Spectator94 I think 5...exd6 is both more popular at the highest level and objectively better. But at class level it's barely played, I find
In Starting Out: Alekhine's Defence, John Cox (2004) introduces some possibilities.
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627111552/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen69.pdf
Suggestions can be found in:
Chris Baker's A Startling Chess Opening Repertoire
http://www.theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/more-nco-gambits-and-repertoires
John Emms's Attacking with 1.e4
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627003909/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen29.pdf
http://www.theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/one-book-repertoires-online-bargain
Kaufman's original repertoire book, The Chess Advantage in Black and White
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626223458/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen62.pdf
http://www.theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/in-the-beginning-there-was-theory
Sam Collins's An Attacking Repertoire for White
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627122005/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen66.pdf
Neil McDonald's Starting Out 1.e4
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627032909/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen89.pdf
http://www.theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/opening-books-en-masse-part-3
Chess Openings for White, Explained by Alburt, Dzindzichashvili & Perelshteyn (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627032909/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen89.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626210017/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen132.pdf
http://www.theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/good...good...good...disastrous
Beating Unusual Chess Defences: 1 e4 by Andrew Greet (2011)
http://www.britishchessmagazine.co.uk/book-review-beating-unusual-chess-defences/
My favorite line is 1. Kxe8
what an asinine comment. would've expect better from a national master.
@casual_chess_yo ForeverHoldYourPiece and I both know Snail28 in real life, and he likes to joke around. So sue him. He doesn't even play 1. e4 anyway
An interesting pet line (as opposed to mainline) against the Alekhine is the Balogh variation: http://www.chess.com/opening/eco/B03_Alekhine_Defense_Balogh_Variation
Spassky even played it: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1128988
An interesting pet line (as opposed to mainline) against the Alekhine is the Balogh variation: http://www.chess.com/opening/eco/B03_Alekhine_Defense_Balogh_Variation
Spassky even played it: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1128988
@casual_chess_yo ForeverHoldYourPiece and I both know Snail28 in real life, and he likes to joke around. So sue him. He doesn't even play 1. e4 anyway
In Starting Out: Alekhine's Defence, John Cox (2004) introduces some possibilities.
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627111552/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen69.pdf
Suggestions can be found in:
Chris Baker's A Startling Chess Opening Repertoire
http://www.theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/more-nco-gambits-and-repertoires
John Emms's Attacking with 1.e4
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627003909/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen29.pdf
http://www.theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/one-book-repertoires-online-bargain
Kaufman's original repertoire book, The Chess Advantage in Black and White
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626223458/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen62.pdf
http://www.theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/in-the-beginning-there-was-theory
Sam Collins's An Attacking Repertoire for White
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627122005/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen66.pdf
Neil McDonald's Starting Out 1.e4
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627032909/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen89.pdf
http://www.theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/opening-books-en-masse-part-3
Chess Openings for White, Explained by Alburt, Dzindzichashvili & Perelshteyn (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627032909/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen89.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626210017/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen132.pdf
http://www.theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/good...good...good...disastrous
Beating Unusual Chess Defences: 1 e4 by Andrew Greet (2011)
http://www.britishchessmagazine.co.uk/book-review-beating-unusual-chess-defences/
I think the spam is real
My favorite line is 1. Kxe8
what an asinine comment. would've expect better from a national master.
ooo mad or naw
Is the 4 pawns attack the new way to fight the Alekhine, I remember that it went out of fashion in the late 1990's, have there been some improvements since?
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The Alekhine often throws me off in terms of my regular opening repertoire,
what are your guys' pet line against it?