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Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack

ECO B02 · 8,117 games · Black to move

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4

47% White5% Draw48% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
Nb6	7,876	97.0%
Nb4	113	1.4%
Nf4	112	1.4%		Alekhine Defense: The Squirrel B02

A further 16 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4 Alekhine Defense 1... Nf6 Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation 2... Nd5Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack 3. c4

Other lines in this family

Two Pawns Attack, Lasker VariationB02… 3... Nb6 4. c51,187 Two Pawns Attack, Tate VariationB02… 3... Nb6 4. a4514 Hunt Variation, Lasker Simul GambitB02… 3... Nb6 4. c5 Nd5 5. Bc4 e6 6. Nc3189 The SquirrelB02… 3... Nf4112 Steiner VariationB02… 3... Nb6 4. b3106 Normal VariationB02…22,417 Alekhine DefenseB03… 3. d49,826 Alekhine DefenseB03… 3. d4 d67,378 Exchange VariationB03… 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd63,618 Alekhine 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.