Alekhine's Defence

English

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

Moves: 1.e4 Nf6

Etymology

Named after Alexander Alekhine.

Noun

Alekhine's Defence

1. (chess) A chess opening characterized by the moves e4 Nf6.

Translations

chess opening

• German: Aljechin-Verteidigung f
• Portuguese: defesa Alekhine f
• Swedish: Aljechins försvar (sv) n

Further reading

• Alekhine's Defence on Wikipedia.Wikipedia