The mainline Four Pawn Attack
B G Smith vs Shabalov, 2007  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
Four-pawns line in action again.
Movsesian vs Z Varga, 2005  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 56 moves, 1-0
primary 4. Nf3 line
Tomashevsky vs Mamedyarov, 2016  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 43 moves, 1-0
The mainline after 4. Nf3 5. .. c6 6. Bc4
Efimenko vs I Khairullin, 2012  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
The mainline of the .. cxd6 Exchange
D Pavasovic vs Shabalov, 2007 (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
The game that inspired me to take up this line in 4 pawn attack
Z Ilincic vs I Marinkovic, 1989  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 44 moves, 0-1
Another 4-pawn attack line.
M Turpanov vs I Nataf, 1993  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 48 moves, 0-1
A quick checkmate for Black in my 4-pawn line.
A Deloup vs J Dubois, 1989  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 16 moves, 0-1
Game 118: The Guinness Book of Chess GMs by William Hartston
Alekhine vs Reshevsky, 1937  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 36 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Defense: (Not) Normal Var (B02) 0-1 Reinfeld # puzzle
I Rabinovich vs Levenfish, 1927  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 11 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def., Scandi Var. Geschev Gambit (B02) 0-1 Legall's #
NN vs G Geshev, 1935  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 0-1
Game #5 in Lombardy's "Modern Chess Opening Traps"
G Gibbs vs L Schmid, 1968  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Var (B02) 0-1 P charges
W Von Holzhausen vs Kmoch, 1928 (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def., Scandinavian Var (B02) 0-1 White is BUTT UGLY
M Kislov vs Gipslis, 1970  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 16 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Var (B02) 0-1 Eat just one rook
M Herdering vs H Schultz, 1993  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 12 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Var (B02) 0-1Enter the Queen!
K Moniszka vs T Kamieniecki, 2001  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 19 moves, 0-1
Transposes to Russian Game (C42) 0-1 Beware same side B&N on f2
J Lastovicka vs F Vykydal, 1971  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 12 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Brooklyn Variation (B02) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Fressinet vs Carlsen, 2014  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 50 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Two Pawn Attack. Lasker Var (B02) 0-1
Z Radojevic vs Bagirov, 1973  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 13 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def. Two Pawn Attack. Lasker Var (B02)0-1 Q entrapment
D de Vreugt vs P Egeli, 2001  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 20 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def. Spielmann Gambit (B02) 0-1 Superior development
A Kuindzhy vs Alburt, 1974  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 20 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Normal (B03) 0-1 Develop Ns before Bs
Hecker vs A Harju, 1976  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Normal (B03) 0-1 Fianchetto suicide
L Masyagutova vs S Sudarikov, 2001  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 18 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense Normal (B02) 1-0 Miniature: Checkmate w/a pawn
A Powers vs A Dake, 1937  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 10 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Defense: Normal (B03) 0-1Failed pin gives away 2 pawns
T Pirttimaki vs V Chekhov, 1983  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def. Hunt Variation. Lasker Simul G. (B02)0-1 Q&N roam
L Dobrovolsky vs P Hardicsay, 1978  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 12 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Saemisch Attack (B02) 0-1 Stockfish notes
E Steiner vs Reshevsky, 1937  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 30 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Saemisch Attack (B02) 0-1 Get the Q in close!
P Rahls vs Bagirov, 1990  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 19 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def. Saemisch Attack (B02) 0-1 Lost horse regardless
U Voigt vs J Pribyl, 1996  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack (B03) 1-0 N betters B
Lasker vs S Bernstein, 1928  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 46 moves, 1-0
Nunn's Chess Openings prefers 9. dxc5 ?6d7 10. e6 fxe6 11.
W Adams vs NN, 1950  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def: 4Pawns Attack (B03) Tal blows the center to bits
Tal vs NN, 1973  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 16 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def. Four Ps Attk. Main Line (B03) 0-1 Q sac declined
Kupreichik vs Alburt, 1974  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
David Bronstein (1924-2006) Sacrifices all over the place!
Bronstein vs Ljubojevic, 1973  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def. Four Pawns Attack. ML (B03)0-1 Qside penetration
A Andreev vs I Khmelnitsky, 1988  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 18 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack (B03) 0-1 Stunning combo!
J Vetemaa vs Shabalov, 1986  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def. 4Ps Attk. ML (B03) 0-1 Q sac accepted N interpose
G den Broeder vs T de Veij, 1980  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def. Four Pawns Attack. Main L (B03) 0-1 Q sac, K walk
E Maahs vs W Pajeken, 2001  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 19 moves, 0-1
How not to play White in the 2.Bc4 Nxe4 line vs Alekhine's Def
B Hofer vs A Nugteren, 1996  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def: Two Pawn Attack (B02) 1-0 "Book trap"
H Borochow vs Fine, 1932  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 11 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def: Two Pawn Attack. Lasker Var (B02) 0-1
H B Pedersen vs C Hansen, 1981  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 42 moves, 0-1
Game 58 in 'Modern Chess Strategy' by Ludek Pachman.
G Thomas vs Alekhine, 1925  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 53 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def. Modern (B04) 1/2- Slight resemblance French Advan
Keres vs J Turn, 1936  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 34: Move by Move - Tal (Lakdawala)
Tal vs Larsen, 1965  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
Game 41: Alekhine Alert by Timothy Taylor
M Yudovich Jr vs Larsen, 1962  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 47 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def. Modern 11.gxBf3 ML (B05) 0-1 Kside play N vs B EG
Leko vs Blatny, 1993 (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 43 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def Modern 12.BxBf3 ML (B05) 0-1 Black isolani, R sac
Timman vs Bagirov, 1971  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 77 moves, 0-1
Why you play 11. gxf3 instead of 11. Bxf3
Gufeld vs Alburt, 1972  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 59 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def Modern 10.Nd2 Bf5 ML (B05) 0-1 Stacked e-file
R Mainka vs A Yusupov, 1998 (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 42 moves, 0-1
Classic kitchen sink attack, one of GK's best (15 yrs old)
Kasparov vs S Palatnik, 1978  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 37 moves, 1-0
Kasparov was about 12 years old, and Yermolinsky about 17
Kasparov vs Yermolinsky, 1975  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 48 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def Modern ...Bg6 ML (B05) 1-0 What was Lev thinkin'?
Kudrin vs Alburt, 1981  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 44 moves, 1-0
Chess Review, 1933. Jan. 6 Kashdan notes by ForeverYoung
Kashdan vs Euwe, 1932  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Defense: Exchange (B03) 0-1 Pound 'em w/pins
H Wolf vs Gruenfeld, 1922  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 50 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def: Exchange Var (B03) 0-1 Up the exchange
H Petersen vs E Torre, 1972  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 17 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Exchange (B03) 0-1 The Immortal Pin Game
B Gamback vs R Nevanlinna, 2001  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
Sodium Attack (A00) Direct hits on f7 and h7; odd mate pattern
R Durkin vs Spielman, 1957  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 1-0
Hungarian vs Nc6 Cntr P Duo(A00) 1-0Qside play, sideways K walk
Larsen vs Geller, 1960  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 1-0
Van Geet (Dunst) Opening (A00) 1-0 Nxf7 sac, Q&B battery hit e6
Myers vs Savon, 1959  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
Trompowsky (A45) 0-1 Similar back rank assault by Black
S Terentiev vs J Gallagher, 1990  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1
Mexican Defense (A50) 0-1 Smothered attack nets Q for N & B
Venert vs V Mechkarov, 1970  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 6 moves, 0-1
Mexican Def./Black Knights Tango (A50) 0-1 Played on a ship
Marshall vs Torre, 1925  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 7 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def. 4.Bc4 Nb6 5.Bb3 c5 (B02) 0-1 0-0 vs 0-0-0, Exch S
M Morgan vs Yermolinsky, 1990  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def: Saemisch Attack (B02) 0-1 R sac for battery #
M Finkelstein vs G Kramer, 1946  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 22 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def: General (B02) 0-1 Q sac crusher for Boden's # w/R
A Baiwa vs J Nogueiras, 2004  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 25 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Brooklyn Variation (B02) 0-1 Combo finish
M Oleksienko vs V Bernadskiy, 2017  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 31 moves, 0-1
Alekhine's Defense (B02) 0-1 Remove the Defender
L Kubbel vs I Rabinovich, 1922 (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: General (B02) 1/2-1/2 Correspondence
L Compagnie vs J Alingh Prins, 1987 (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Alekhine Defense: Maroczy Var (B02) 0-1 Q trap
NN vs F Rhine, 1977  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 16 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation (B02) 0-1 Creative
Malle vs Dankert, 1921 (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 12 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def. Krejcik Gambit (B02) 1-0 Imbalanced
H Pusch vs V Gassmann, 2001  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 68 moves, 1-0
Alekhine's Defense, Krejcik Variation (B02): 0-1 Juniors
B De Jonghe vs D Barlov, 1976  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 74 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def: Two Pawn Attack (B02) 0-1 Q sac for K hunt
E S Jackson vs Denker, 1934  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 26 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def. Scandinavian 2.Nc3 (B02) 0-1 Like Shirazi-Peters
M Schriemer vs P Borman, 2004  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 5 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def: Scandinavian Var (B02) 1-0 Black had an escape
D Moore vs K Barclay, 1962  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 18 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian 3.e5 Nd7 French-like (B02) 1-0
I Rogers vs F Delay, 1985  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def: Scandinavian Var (B02) 0-1 Exch Sac for attack!
M Corden vs A H Williams, 1970  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 28 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Spielmann Gambit (B02) 1-0 Bone in the throat
F Gobl vs Jonas, 1926  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Defense: Spielmann Gambit (B02) 1-0 e6-pawn thrusts
Chelidze vs N Terashvili, 1976 (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def: Spielmann Gambit (B02) 0-1 Exch Sacs & Q romps
J Mieses vs Colle, 1930 (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 38 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def. Steiner Var (B02) 1-0 Morphy's Concealed # coming
A A Barbosa de Oliveira / M Kiss vs Reti / L Vianna, 1925  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def: Steiner Var (B02) 0-1 Stockfish notes; 14...?
F Frenkel vs C Lakdawala, 1987  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 16 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def: Exchange (B03) 0-1 Lost to his own opening
Alekhine / Gosselin vs Tartakower / Villeneuve, 1933  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 57 moves, 0-1
Alekhine's Defense (B03) 0-1 internet blitz
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2020  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 58 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def: Modern. Larsen, Miles Line (B04) 1-0 N+ robs pin
O Johannesson vs H Haga, 2012  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 13 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def: Modern. Larsen-Haakert (B04) 1-0Pin game clincher
B Al-Hajiri vs M Hamal, 2014  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 15 moves, 1-0
"A Long Walk Off a Short Peer" (game of the day May-26-2009)
Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def: Modern. Larsen Var (B04) 0-1 Castling helps win
Nepomniachtchi vs Xiong, 2020  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 21 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def: Modern. Keres Var (B04) 0-1 U.S. Champions
L Christiansen vs Alburt, 1990  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 46 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def: Modern. Main Line (B05) 0-1 Pick on the Q
F Krautheim vs E Zemgalis, 1946 (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 26 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def: Modern. Main Line (B05) 1/2-1/2 Stockfish
Lasker vs Flohr, 1936  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation. Main Line 15.b4 (B05) 0-1
A Lukin vs Bagirov, 1975 (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 40 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def: Modern. Main Line 15.Rc1 (B05) 0-1 Black Ns bam!
Kavalek vs L Schmid, 1974  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 33 moves, 0-1
Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Var(C29) 0-1 Early Ps eat Ns
Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1876  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 21 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def: Four Pawns Attk. Fianchetto Var (B03) 0-1 Stockfi
Caruana vs Carlsen, 2020  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def: Modern. Larsen-Haakert Var (B04) 0-1 Stockfish
Adorjan vs Larsen, 1977  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 42 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def: Two Pawn Attk. Lasker Var (B02) 0-1 Tied down
P Makepeace vs D M Adams, 2007 (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 38 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def: Modern. Panov Var (B05) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
L Steiner vs Koblents, 1937  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 35 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Kmoch Variation 3.Bc4 (B02) 0-1 Interference
E G Sergeant vs Alekhine, 1926  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 27 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def: Normal Var (B03) 0-1 The castled king wins again
Houssam Mourad vs E Solozhenkin, 2004  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 23 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def: Exchange Var (B03) 0-1 Another win for the 0-0
J Shaw vs M Condie, 1989 (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
Yates vs Capablanca, 1925  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 38 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def: Four Pawns Attk. Fianchetto (B03) 0-1 NxB Disc +
K Opocensky vs Reti, 1925  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
E Walther vs L Schmid, 1959 (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 31 moves, 0-1
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