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Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation

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Overview

Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B03.

The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.

Play reaches this position via 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. e6 fxe6 9. c5, after 17 plies of opening development.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.

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ECO code
B03
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
17
Parent
Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack

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