Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation

B02

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5

How it went

1,102 ours · 4,261 masters

White wins 45% Draws 14% Black wins 41%

Continuations

6

Alekhine Defense B03 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 939 Alekhine Defense: Buckley Attack B02 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Na3 Alekhine Defense: Sämisch Attack B02 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Nc3 77 Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack B02 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 53 Alekhine Defense: Welling Variation B02 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. b3 Alekhine Defense: Kmoch Variation B02 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Bc4 Nb6 4. Bb3 c5 5. d3

Master games

Dovliatov, Sanan — Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1 · 2006
Rozentalis, Eduardas — Adams, Michael 0-1 · 1998
Petrosian, Tigran L. — Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 · 2008
Ivanov, Alexander USA — Baburin, Alexander 0-1 · 1997
Rozentalis, Eduardas — Miles, Anthony J 1/2-1/2 · 1997

Games in Spain

Rottenwohrer Suarez,Juan (2265) — Bortnyk,Olexandr (2608) 0-1
Ilinca,Felix-Antonio (2373) — Bortnyk,Olexandr (2608) 0-1
Asensio Linan,T (2090) — Xu,Xiangyu (2587) 0-1
Sosa, Tomas (2513) — Rubio Mejia, Luis Ignacio (2374) 1-0
Plat,V (2497) — Villa Tornero,Alex (2211) 0-1
Buijs Martin,U (1996) — Martinez Ramirez,L (2458) 0-1
Aloma Vidal,R (2448) — Enkhtuul,A (2295) 0-1
Aloma Vidal,R (2437) — Demin,V1 (2430) 0-1

This line is also written

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5
1 e4 Nf6 2 e5 Nd5
e4 Nf6 e5 Nd5
e4, Nf6, e5, Nd5