FoxyChess › Openings › Alekhine Defence: 3.c4, 3.Nc3, 3.Nf3
Alekhine Defence: 3.c4, 3.Nc3, 3.Nf3
White's other third moves after 2.e5 Nd5. The knight is chased again with c4 and c5, or White plays quietly with Nc3 or Nf3, and Black hits the e5 pawn with ...d6.
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All 19 lines in this opening
- Alekhine Defence: 2.e5 Nd5 3.Bc4
- 3...Nxc3 4.bxc3 e6 5.d4 …
- 5...d6 6.Bb5 a6 7.Bxc6+ …
- 5...d6 6.Bc4 dxe5 7.Qxd8+ …
- 5...c5 6.c3 c4 7.Bc2 …
- 5...c5 6.d3 Nc6 7.exd6 …
- 4...Nb6 5.Bxf7+ Kxf7 6.Ng5+ …
- 3...d6 4.exd6 exd6 5.Bc4 …
- 3...Nb6 4.a4 a5 5.Ra3 …
- 5...e6 6.Bxd5 exd5 7.d4 …
- 8...d6 9.Qf3 O-O 10.Bxb7 …
- 8...d6 9.d4 Bb4+ 10.Bd2 …
- 6...Bxc5 7.Qg4 O-O 8.d4 …
- 6...Bxc5 7.d4 Nxc3 8.bxc3 …
- 10...Nd7 11.Nc3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 …
- 10...Nd7 11.Rd1 N7b6 12.Bb3 …
- 5...e6 6.Nxd5 exd5 7.d4 …
- 5...e6 6.d4 d6 7.cxd6 …
- Alekhine Defence: Brooklyn Variation