Tree path 3 levels King's Pawn Game › Alekhine Defense › Normal Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Alekhine Defense B02
- Normal Variation B02 you are here
Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation
Overview
Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation is a specific line in the Semi-Open Games family (ECO B02), arising from a recognised theoretical position.
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.
It begins with 4 plies and takes 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 to reach the canonical position.
The line refines Alekhine Defense, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
The line has 6 documented children — Alekhine Defense, Alekhine Defense: Buckley Attack, Alekhine Defense: Kmoch Variation, and others being widely played.
Counted recursively, this branch covers 42 sub-variations at all depths.
Explore the position on the interactive board, study its real-world results from Lichess, and challenge the engine when you are ready.
- ECO code
- B02
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 4
- Parent
- Alekhine Defense
- Direct variations
- 6
- Total in subtree
- 42
This overview is generated automatically from the opening's metadata. A more detailed, human-written description is on the way — and you can speed it up by suggesting one yourself.
Statistics from Lichess
Loading…
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached
Description
Write a description
Markdown supported (headings ###, bold, lists, links).
Submissions are reviewed before publishing.
Variations (6)
Show all 42 sub-variations (full subtree)
- B03 Alekhine Defense 5-ply
- B02 Alekhine Defense: Buckley Attack 5-ply
- B02 Alekhine Defense: Kmoch Variation 9-ply
- B02 Alekhine Defense: Sämisch Attack 5-ply
- B02 Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack 5-ply
- B02 Alekhine Defense: Welling Variation 5-ply
- B03 Alekhine Defense 6-ply
- B03 O'Sullivan Gambit 6-ply
- B02 Alekhine Defense: Steiner Variation 7-ply
- B02 Alekhine Defense: The Squirrel 6-ply
- B02 Lasker Variation 7-ply
- B02 Tate Variation 7-ply
- B03 Alekhine Defense 7-ply
- B03 Balogh Variation 7-ply
- B02 Alekhine Defense: Hunt Variation, Lasker Simul Gambit 11-ply
- B02 Alekhine Defense: Hunt Variation, Matsukevich Gambit 13-ply
- B04 Modern Variation 7-ply
- B03 Exchange Variation 9-ply
- B03 Four Pawns Attack 9-ply
- B03 Hunt Variation 9-ply
- B04 Alburt Variation 8-ply
- B03 Modern Variation, Alekhine Gambit 11-ply
- B04 Larsen Variation 8-ply
- B04 Larsen-Haakert Variation 8-ply
- B05 Main Line 8-ply
- B04 Schmid Variation 8-ply
- B02 Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack, Mikenas Variation 12-ply
- B03 Karpov Variation 21-ply
- B03 Voronezh Variation 17-ply
- B03 Cambridge Gambit 10-ply
- B03 Fianchetto Variation 10-ply
- B03 Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation 17-ply
- B03 Korchnoi Variation 20-ply
- B03 Main Line 13-ply
- B03 Trifunovic Variation 10-ply
- B02 Alekhine Defense: Hunt Variation, Mikenas Gambit 15-ply
- B05 Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Alekhine Variation 9-ply
- B05 Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Flohr Variation 10-ply
- B04 Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Keres Variation 13-ply
- B05 Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Panov Variation 9-ply
- B03 Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Tartakower Variation 22-ply
- B05 Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Vitolins Attack 11-ply