The strategy employed by GM Shabalov made a strong impression I Rogers vs Shabalov, 1989  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 39 moves, 0-1 A novel approach to the Four Pawns Attack ... R Djurhuus vs S Agdestein, 2000  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 24 moves, 0-1 New wine in an old bottle ... incredible battle ! Fedorov vs A Baburin, 2000  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 46 moves, 0-1 A page from Alburt's Opening Lab ... great game ! T Oral vs de Firmian, 2000  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 35 moves, 0-1 A little known game ... awesome study material ! R Valverde Fuentes vs A Ramirez Alvarez, 2001 (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 37 moves, 0-1 Black made it look so easy ... M Andres Mendez vs E Limp, 2001 (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 20 moves, 0-1 A densed forest ... White got lost ! L Perez Rodriguez vs O Almeida Quintana, 2001 (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 25 moves, 0-1 Activity is the name of the game ! E Gersov vs B G Smith, 2001 (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 24 moves, 0-1 The entrapment ... a miniature of immense beauty ! D de Vreugt vs P Egeli, 2001  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 20 moves, 0-1 Here's to the unconventional 3... Nb6 ! A resilient game ... L Arias vs A Ramirez Alvarez, 2001  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 57 moves, 0-1 An antidote to those who follow Soltis' recommendation ... J A Lawrence vs S Palatnik, 2001  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 25 moves, 0-1 A remarkable position ... Black has to give up the exchange ! G Livshits vs V Sergeev, 2001 (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 32 moves, 0-1 " ... from the opening all the way o the endgame ! " N Firman vs V Neverov, 2001  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 62 moves, 0-1 Defending the citadel ... protect the fortress ! M Chiricuta vs R Iankowski, 2001 (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 29 moves, 0-1 A Wandering Wayward Queen ... K Moniszka vs T Kamieniecki, 2001  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 19 moves, 0-1 Now it's clear how to attack having a double D-pawn ... J Garcia Albarracin vs F Peralta, 2001 (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 37 moves, 0-1 An instructive game inspite Magnus being on the receiving end . Carlsen vs L Breivik, 2001  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 38 moves, 0-1 Holding on all the way to the end ... E Solis vs A Ramirez Alvarez, 2001 (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 73 moves, 0-1 Now that's a lot of snares, traps and pitfalls ! E Maahs vs W Pajeken, 2001  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 19 moves, 0-1 Cold bloodied GM Kopylov ... I c4 weakness ! H de Boer vs M Kopylov, 2001 (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 24 moves, 0-1 Parting time with the Queen ... N Frost vs D Buckley, 2001 (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 23 moves, 0-1 The pins are mightier than the sword ... T Metsalu vs N Danilov, 2001 (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 22 moves, 0-1 An interesting alternative than the g6 variation ... M Al Sayed vs Z Varga, 2001 (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 23 moves, 0-1 A nice game by the American GM ... McShane vs de Firmian, 2001  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 39 moves, 0-1 A walk on the tight rope ... intermezzo saved the day ! N Mamedov vs A Minasian, 2001  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 37 moves, 0-1 25 games