Alekhine Defense: Exchange Variation
ECO B03 · 3,618 games · Black to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
| cxd6 | 2,019 | 55.8% | | |
| exd6 | 1,557 | 43.0% | | |
| Qxd6 | 21 | 0.6% | | |
A further 21 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
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Exchange Variation, Voronezh VariationB03… 5... cxd6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Rc1 O-O 9. b397Four Pawns AttackB03… 5. f43,076Four Pawns Attack, Main LineB03… 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3651Four Pawns Attack, Fianchetto VariationB03… 5. f4 g6374Four Pawns Attack, Trifunovic VariationB03… 5. f4 Bf5333Modern Variation, Alekhine GambitB03… 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2109Alekhine DefenseB03…3,305Alekhine DefenseB03…7,378Modern VariationB04… 4. Nf32,217Modern Variation, Main LineB05… 4. Nf3 Bg4903
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Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.