Alekhine's defense isn't dubious. It's a reasonable choice.
Is it good for the 1400 level in particular... umm... it wouldn't be my first choice because white has a lot of options, and it's more of a counter-punch opening (so you have to absorb some white initiative first)... but having said that, it's not so bad.
It's my favourite defence against e4. My experience though is that many white players play 2 Nc3, so you do need to be prepared for that (and personally I don't like the 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 line).
what is the alekhine def.
i havent seen it
ohh
thats a good play
I find Alekhine's Defense a bad choice. White just pushes and then you end up moving the knight around and losing the opening. Maybe there's something about it that I'm missing, but I think I won't be playing nor recommending it
this isnt related at all but early queen attacks kinda suck
I find Alekhine's Defense a bad choice. White just pushes and then you end up moving the knight around and losing the opening. Maybe there's something about it that I'm missing, but I think I won't be playing nor recommending it
the thing you're missing is that white's center becomes extremely weak!
youtube.com/watch?v=cY9zitJFglc
i even found a dude complain about them
I like the Alekhine. The games that arise from it are interesting and dynamic
How I play against it
I play this against the alekhine. Can be a little tricky for black.
You win your material back, and blacks king is unable to castle and if you take advantage of it its pretty easy attacking opportunities
i dont see the problem
I'm rated around 1450 in Rapid and I'm interested in learning the Alekhine's Defense. I'm currently playing the Najdorf against e4 and I like the tactical, complex positions that arise from it, but I want to try something new because why not; thus, the Alekhine. It's supposed to be aggressive, and it's way less common than the Najdorf which means I can surprise a lot of opponents. Do you think it's good at my level since many players with the white pieces won't have faced the opening that often, or do you think it's too dubious to give up so much space and central control?