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Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation

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Overview

Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B04.

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. Nf3, after 7 plies of opening development.

It is a variation of Alekhine Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

It branches into 5 notable variations — Alburt Variation, Larsen Variation, Larsen-Haakert Variation, and others.

In total, the branch covers 10 sub-variations across all depths.

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ECO code
B04
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
7
Parent
Alekhine Defense
Direct variations
5
Total in subtree
10

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Variations (5)

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Sister lines that share the same parent Alekhine Defense:

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