Alekhine's Defense B02 - B05

 

Alekhine's Defense Chess Resources

Wikipedia Page

The Alekhine's Defence is a defense when white plays 1. e4 as his first move. Black attacks the e4 pawn with his knight, encouraging White to advance his central pawns to chase the Knight away. Black's idea: White's pawn advances are permanent (since pawn's can't move backwards).

• The Alekhine Defense allows for aggressive counterattacking possibilities against White's pawn center.

• It can lead to complex and unbalanced positions, which can be to the advantage of the player who is more comfortable in such situations.

• The defense can be used against a wide range of openings by White, making it a versatile choice.

• The Alekhine Defense can be used to surprise and unsettle the opponent.

• With the right preparation, it can lead to a strong initiative for Black.

• The Alekhine Defense is not as well-known or extensively studied as some other openings, which means that there may be fewer high-level theoretical lines for the opponent to draw upon.

Bishops Bounty Alekhine's Defense - 4 Pawns Attack B03 Page

Page of resources on this variation.

BOOKS (Free)

Starting Out: Alekhine's Defence by John Cox  - 97 Page PDF
Alekhine Alert!: A Repertoire for Black against 1 e4 by Timothy Taylor  - 287 Page PDF

Alekhine's Defense Chess Articles

Alekhine Defense: How to Play as White and Black  - Chessable Blog Opening Guide ( Very nice)
The Alekhine's Defence  - Simplify Chess Guide
Alekhine Defense – The Ultimate Guide - ichess.net Opening Guide w/ embedded Video  (Another nice Guide)
Alekhine’s Defense - Guide from IM Alberto Chueca

Alekhine's Defense LiChess Studies

Alekhine's Defense: A Primer  - 10 Chapter Study  ( 100 hearts)
The Alekhine's Defence   - 8 Chapter Study  (110 hearts)
 All lines in the Alekhine's Defense  -  55 Chapter Study
Alekhine Defense Masterclass  - 19 Chapter Study  (Video study made for  Alekhine Defense Opening Masterclass  - 94 min )
Alekhine Defence: The Fast Knight development! - FM Chris Dunworth - 16 Min

LISTUDY Alekhine Defense (Site Where Studies are put in and turned into Movetrainer Courses)

Alekhine's Defense   -  26 Chapters  (Can Learn and Practice all the Opening Moves here!)

Game Databases

Chessgames.com

Alekhine's Defense (B02-B05)  - 12 Annotated Games
Alekhine Defense Sadler's Collections Plus  - 103 Games
Historically Important Alekhine's Defense Games  - 38 Games
Alekhine's Defense (B02-B05)  - 12,061 Games

365Chess.com

B02: Alekhine's defence 1. e4 Nf6  - 41,400 Games
B03: Alekhine's defence 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 - 22,610 Games
B04: Alekhine's defence, modern variation 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 - 13,000 Games
B05: Alekhine's defence, modern variation, 4...Bg4 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 - 5900 Games

Alekhine's Defense Chess Puzzles

wtharvey.com

Alekhine's Defense (ECO B02)  - 8 Puzzles
Alekhine's Defense (ECO B03)  - 7 Puzzles
Alekhine's Defense, Modern (ECO B04)  - 9 Puzzles
Alekhine's Defense, Modern (ECO B05) - 13 Puzzles

LiChess Puzzle Page

Alekhine Defense -  6000+ Puzzles (Almost halfway down the Page -  w/ 13 Variations to pick from)

Alekhine Defense Videos

Lessons

Alekhine Defense Opening Theory  - 6 Video Playlist  - Hanging Pawns
Alekhine's Defense  -  41 Video playlist  - Sibi Chess

Alekhine's Defense: Lecture by GM Ben Finegold - 50 Min
How to Play the Alekhine Defence | Grandmaster Repertoire - 22 Min - GM Mouthun
Alekhine's Defense - Concepts and Quick Theoretical Overview - 60 min - Tony Rotella
The Alekhine Defense ♟ – Play for a Win with Black! - GM Marian Petrov - 61 Min
Alekhine Defense Opening Masterclass  - 94 min 
Beat 1.e4 with Alekhine's Defense!!  -  34 min - IM David Fitzsimons
Play the Alekhine Defense ♟Chess Opening with GM Damian Lemos - 27 min

Alekhine Defense Traps and Tactics

CHESS OPENING TRAP FOR BLACK- ALEKHINE DEFENCE  - 3 Min
6 Best Chess Opening Traps in the Alekhine's Defense - 16 min  GM Igor Smirnov
Dirty Chess Tricks 29 (Axe The Alekhine)  - 26 Min
Dirty Chess Tricks 67 (g6 Alekhine)  - 17 Min
Dirty Chess Tricks 64 (Legal Trap in Alekhine) - 12 Min

Playing Against Alekhine

Refute the Alekhine Defence / Exchange Variation / Full Repertoire! - 35 min
Alekhine defense for White Part 1- Exchange variation with ...cxd6 - 12 Min
Alekhine defense for White Part 2 - Exchange variation with ...cxd6 - 12 Min
Alekhine defense for White Part 3 - Exchange variation with ...exd6 - 24 min
Chess Tips: Crush The Alekhine Defense!!  - 43 Min - IM Miodrag Perunovic
Chess Openings: Crazy 2 Pawns Attack vs Alekhine Defense!! - 35 Min - IM Miodrag Perunovic
How to WIN against the Alekhine Defense  - 29 min  - IM Alex Astaneh

Alekhine Defense Game Videos (w/Analysis)

Alekhine Defense - 7 Video Playlist  - agadmantor   (Famous Games)
Alekhine's Defense Chess Games - 14 Video Playlist  - Chess w/ Suren
Alekhine's Defence - Chess Opening  - 111 Video playlist  - kingscrusher

Fighting Against the Alekhine's Defense | Classical Chess - 59 Min IM Rosen

GM Naroditsky
Master Class | Alekhine Defense | Chess Speedrun | Grandmaster Naroditsky - 26 Min
Master Class | Alekhine Defense | Chess Speedrun | Grandmaster Naroditsky - 21 Min
Master Class | Alekhine (The Better Scandi) | Chess Speedrun | Grandmaster Naroditsky - 45 Min
Queenside Vs Kingside Castle!! | Alekhine's Defense | The Sensei Speedrun | GM Naroditsky - 28 Min
Master Class | Alekhine's Defense | Chess Speedrun | Grandmaster Naroditsky - 20 Min
Four Pawns Attack | Alekhine's Defence | The Sensei Speedrun | GM Naroditsky - 22 Min