Alekhine Defense: The Squirrel
ECO B02 · 112 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
| d4 | 84 | 75.0% | | |
| g3 | 17 | 15.2% | | |
A further 11 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
Two Pawns AttackB02…8,117Two Pawns Attack, Lasker VariationB02… 3... Nb6 4. c51,187Two Pawns Attack, Tate VariationB02… 3... Nb6 4. a4514Hunt Variation, Lasker Simul GambitB02… 3... Nb6 4. c5 Nd5 5. Bc4 e6 6. Nc3189Steiner VariationB02… 3... Nb6 4. b3106Normal VariationB02…22,417Alekhine DefenseB03… 3. d49,826Alekhine DefenseB03… 3. d4 d67,378Exchange VariationB03… 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd63,618Alekhine DefenseB03… 3. d4 d6 4. c43,305
All 37 lines in the family
Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.