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Playing Against the Alekhine Defense - Part 1: The Exchange Variation
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Hello Chess Fans, Today we will look at a Hypermodern Defense that was developed in the 1920s when a group of players known as the Hypermodernists suggested that it wasn't necessary to occupy the center with pawns but instead to develop your pieces to attack the center from AFAR. It was with this idea in mind that
Alekhine developed the defense that bears his name. The Alekhine Defence is characterized by the moves 1.e4 Nf6
Alexander Alekhine was a Russian Grandmaster and the fourth World Chess Champion defeating Jose Raul Capablaca in 1927 for the title. He is widely considered one of the greatest chess players amongst the patheon of players we admire today. By the time he was 22, Alekhine was playing against the strongest chess players in the world. Having received a degree in Law in Saint Petersburg in 1914, he left Soviet Russia in 1921, moved to France and persued a Phd in Law at the Sorbonne. By the 1930s he was known as "Dr. Alekhine", although he was never known to professionally practice law. The editors of the Fourth Edition of Modern Chess Openings wrote:
Nothing is more indicative of the iconoclastic conceptions of the "Hypermodern S opposing to all tenets of the classical school, Black allows his King's Knight to be driven provoking a weakness in White's centre pawns.
Currently, The Alekhine's Defence is not often seen at the Master level. It's more likely to be played amonst club members where this "Offbeat Defense"will catch an opponent off guard if they don't have a system to play against it. In this two part series on Playing Against the Alekhine we will prepare White with two variations: 1. The Exchange Variation and 2. The Modern Variation. Read on to make this system against the Alekhine Defense your own! So What are Black's Objectives to Playing this HyperModern Defense?: FIRST: To Lure White's Pawns Forward. (White gains extra space with tempo by kicking the knight around.) SECOND: Complete Development Before executing an Attack THIRD: Then Counterattack Squares with Flank Pieces. The Alekhine Defense
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The Exchange Variation 5.exd6 | The Modern Variation 4.Nf3 1. e4[[Nf6The Alekhine Defense. 2. e5Pushing the pawn gains space and tempo 2... Nd5The knights common retreat square. 3. d4Solidifies the center and protects e5. 3... d6Challenges the e5 pawn. 4. c4Attacks the knight again!
(4. Nf3The Modern Variation. )4... Nb6Commonly Retreats to the b6 square. 5. exd6The Exchange Variation.
The Alekhine Defense Black's 3 Choices for his 5th Move After the Exchange Variation 1. e4Nf62. e5Nd53. d4d64. c4Kick the Knight Again! 4... Nb6[[5. exd6The Exchange Variation. 5... cxd6This Variation is thought to be the Most Aggressive. (5... exd6This Variation is less Aggressive but is also played. )(5... Qxd6The Queen Variation is the Least Popular Move. )
The Alekhine Defense Black's Response to the Exchange Variation | 5...Qxd6 The Queen Variation 1. e4[[Nf62. e5Nd53. d4d64. c4Nb65. exd6Qxd6The Queen Variation 6. c5POW! FORKs the knight and queen! 6... Qe6+A Minor check but a forced move by White. 7. Be2Blocks 7... Nd5Retreats 8. Nf3Normal developing move 8... g6Prepares to fianchetto the bishop. 9. O-OKing scoots to safety 9... Bg7DS Bishop commandeers the center dark squares from his perch. 10. Bc4Pins the knight to the queen. 10... Nc6If Black should develop his knight now ...White can
mobilize the queen (IF Black should move the pawn instead 10... c6Defending the knight 11. Re1Attacks the queen 11... Qf5Retreats 12. Bxd5Captures 12... cxd5Reca ptures 13. Nc3As you can see, white has the space majority and can easily develop his pieces to active squares to attack his opponent. Black is prevented from castling because of the hanging e7 pawn which needs defending before he scoots to safety. )11. Qb3Double attacks the d5 knight 11... Na5Attacking the queen 12. Qb5+BAM! Forking the King and Knight! 12... c613. Qxa5
Let's Review what we learned when Black opts for the 5...Qxd6 Variation. White needs to: 1. Develop the kingside pieces naturally 2. Castle kingside earlier than in the other two variations 3. Black's choice to play the Queen Variation 5...Qxd6 is less ambitious and the least likely choice you'll see in Alekhine Defense. It's very easy for white to develop a strong central presence backed by uncompromised piece development.
The Alekhine Defense Black's Response to the Exchange Variation | 5...cxd6 - The Mainline Variation
1. e4[[Nf62. e5Nd53. d4d64. c4Attack the knight again and occupy more queenside space. 4... Nb6Retreats 5. exd6The Exchange Variation 5... cxd6The More Ambitious and Aggressive Capture. The Mainline Variation. 6. Nc3White plans to QUICKLY develop his queenside pieces when 5...cxd6 is played. 6... g6Prepares to Fianchetto the bishop - Commonly seen in the Alekhine. 7. Be3The Beginning of the English Attack that we saw in the Pirc Defense to Attack the Fianchettoed Bishop. 7... Bg7Commandeers control of the dark center squares. 8. Rc1This is a CRUCIAL MOVE! Defends Nc3 so the dpawn can be pushed in the future. 8... O-OScoots the king to safety. 9. b3Solidifies white's pawn chain and space dominance on the queenside. 9... e5This is the CORRECT MOVE FOR BLACK. Black Strikes in the center to claim center space and contest White's dominance. Black needs to be very careful at this point. Some move choices will leave him weaker than others. (IF Black pushes the d-pawn. 9... d510. c5White pushes the pawn, attacks the knight and gains more queenside
space. 10... N6d7Retreats 11. Nxd5The knight captures black's only center pawn. Look at the board. White's pieces and pawns are aggressively placed while black's pieces and pawns and passive and underdeveloped. ) (9... Nc6This move is a MISTAKE! 10. d5PUSH THE PAWN! White gains another tempo and more space making it very cramped for the black pieces. )10. dxe5Recommended to Exchange the Pawns. 10... dxe511. Qxd8The Queen Exchange is said to give white an advantage since he's further developed than black. (11. c5If white chooses not to exchange the queens the cpawn is pushed to attack the knight. 11... N6d712. Bc4White starts developing the kingside pieces. 12... Qa5This is a common placement of the queen - pinning the knight and placing a second attacker on the c5 pawn. It's because of this additional counter attack that white chooses to exchange the queens. )11... Rxd8Recaptures. 12. c5Push the pawn and ATTACK! 12... N6d7This is the best square for the knight. Look at the other variation to see how white gains the knight for FREE. (12... Nd5This is a MISTAKE. 13. Rd1Pinning the knight. 13... Be6Defends a second time. 14. Bc4Adds a third attacker to d5. White will win the exchange with 3
attackers to 2 defenders. )13. Bc4After the queens exchange white develops the kingside pieces. 13... Nc614. Nf3White completes his kingside development and prepares to castle. White has a comfortable game advantage at this point.
Let's Review what we learned when Black opts for the 5...cxd6 Variation. White needs to: 1. QUICKLY develop the Queenside pieces before the Kingside. 2. White avoids Nf3 initially to prevent the knight from being pinned by the bishop with ...Bg4, which will interfere with white's quick queenside development. 3. It's CRUCIAL to Develop the rook to c1 to defend the Nc3 from capture when the d-pawn is pushed in the future. 4. Exchange the pawns if Black should strike in the center with 9...e5 5. Exchange the Queens if given the chance. White has an advantage over black after exchanging Queens because of his advanced development and space. It also prevents a counter attack with
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6. After the queens exchange, QUICKLY develop the kingside pieces and scoot the king to safety. 7. Pawnstorm on the queenside and the kingside to break down black's defenses.
The Alekhine Defense Black's Responses to the Exchange Variation | 5...exd6 Variation 1. e4[[Nf62. e5Nd53. d4d64. c4Nb65. exd6The Exchange Variation. 5... exd6This Variation is less Aggressive but is the 2nd most common response to the Exchange Variation. White needs to QUICKLY develop the kingside pieces with this Variation. 6. Nc3First the knight development. 6... Be7Black usually doesn't fianchetto in this variation. 7. Bd3Kingside bishop develops first. 7... O-OUsually the king castles here. (7... d5If black strikes in the center with the dpawn 8. c5Attack the knight again! )8. Nge2This prevents the ...Bg4 pin on the knight. White can now defend with f3. 8... Nc69. O-OScoots to safety. 9... Bg4Black's LS Bishop doesn't have great squares to go to. 10. f3Attacks the bishop 10... Bh5Retreats 11. Nf4Attacks again. 11... Bg6Retreats 12. Nxg6Captures.
12... hxg6Opens up the h-file, which is now vulnerable to an attack. 13. d5Pushes the pawn again to attack the knights! 13... Ne5Attacks the bishop. 14. f4Attacks the knight. 14... Nxd3Captures. 15. Qxd3Recaptures. Now white will push the f-pawn to crack open black's kingside pawns, swing the queen over to h3 and use the rook to force a mate on the h-file.
Let's review what we learned when Black opts for the 5...exc6 Variation. White needs to: 1. Develop the kingside pieces first. 2. Avoid Nc3 and instead move the knight to Ne2 to avoid the Bishop pin with ...Bg4. 3. Castle more quickly than the 5...cxd6 Variation. 4. Gain more queenside space by attacking black's knights with the c and d pawns. 5. This variation is easier to play than the 5...cxd6 variation. 6. Pawn storm with the f-pawn to Crack-Open black's defenses. 7. White's space and piece development should give white an advantage in the game.
I hope this sheds some light on Playing Against The Alekhine Defense Using The Exchange Variation. Look for the next in the series - Playing Against The Alekhine Defense Using the Modern Variation. Until then...Cheers.
