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Engine matches
Not sure this is the right palce to post this query.
But since this happened with a Alekhine defence game I decided to post it here.
Essentially, I have been doing some engine matches with d...

Started 09/09/23 at 11:05:19 by lg
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Alekine, Four Pawns Attack issue
I posted here:
http://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1158540272/15
my analysis of Minasian-Donchenko, USSR 1988, a game that is widely regarded as refuting  9...Qd7  10. Be2 0-0-...

Started 01/12/07 at 18:52:54 by Markovich
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By: lg
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Alekhine as a club weapon
Hi, i started to play chess tournaments and i am thinking seriously in my repertoire. I wanna know if you consider the alekhine as a good weapon in club levels?
Why? 
Which are the problems ...

Started 09/18/06 at 00:44:33 by peon4rey
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By: lg
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Underrated Alekhine Lines for White
What, in your opinion, are the most underrated or underestimated or even unknown lines that White can try against the Alekhine?
I offer one: 4. Be2. It's old and forgotten, and looks like a slow ...

Started 01/08/05 at 11:01:37 by lnn2
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Alburt variation with 0-0
In one of the last twic downloads i saw an "interesting" game in the Alburt variation game by two rather unknown players
 
(1449) Fuchs,Ju (2299) - Ries,J (1981) [B04]
DFEM 2015 Bad Wie...

Started 03/19/15 at 23:58:55 by lg
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The Voronezh Variation  9) .... f5  Challenge!
      I am currently investigating the  9) .... f5 line of the Voronezh Variation of the Alekines Defence 
Nonsymmetrical Exchange Variation with the critical continuation  of  
10) g3  e5 ...

Started 02/10/09 at 06:58:20 by Kam
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Voronezh Attack
It seems the Alekhine has met it's Waterloo in the form of the Voronezh attack? Black is not just losing but getting slaughtered. What say you GM types on what Black is to do, to at least get a draw, ...

Started 04/21/05 at 18:42:02 by Monalisa (Guest)
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Recent tries on the Alekhine-Voronezh
First of all, my regrets and complaints) on not seeing anymore the frequent posts by IM John Cox 
which were keeping us posted on recent tries on the Alekhine.
His posts were helping us to k...

Started 06/10/07 at 11:30:01 by lg
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By: Markovich
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Alekhine - really a sound opening?
Hi Alekhine fans,
I want an opening repertoire for nearly the rest of my life Wink and therefore I've tested a little bit around this year. Since Sicilian is too much theory (I can't afford the ti...

Started 12/06/06 at 07:54:20 by SchwarzRotGold
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By: Keano
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Short Plays the Alekhine in Corus
Nigel Short played Alekhine against Peter Leko today in Corus 2010. As usual the top players doesn't want to go into the tougher stuff and Leko played the exchange, and Short (probably following the s...

Started 01/27/10 at 12:48:57 by Ludde
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By: Markovich
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Rare and remarkably good move for white.
I recently faced a quite rare and annoying move, 6.d5. Hard to see what is wrong with this move. White seems to aim for a pleasant advantage without much effort.

What should

Started 03/20/21 at 10:33:05 by HAJS
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By: kylemeister
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Alekhine: Sergeev variation
Interesting game today on playchess.com on the Sergeev variation (which probably come to light due to the two latest everyman books by Taylor and Lakdawala)
Black's move 19...dxe5 is interesting ...

Started 10/05/15 at 17:58:05 by lg
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Alekhine's Defense
Hi all, I thinking of playing the Alekhine but am doubting if it's really the defense for me. My friend (who's a FM and used to play the Alekhine) doubts that it really suits me since I tend to think ...

Started 12/23/06 at 11:57:17 by Solid DD
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By: TopNotch
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Modernized Alekhine - C. Bauer
Thinkers Publishing are advertising a “Modernized Alekhine” by Christian Bauer (which has written recently, but not still out as far as I know, a “Modernized” 1.e4 Nc6!).
This looks interesting –...

Started 06/23/20 at 18:56:59 by lg
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By: MW
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1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5!?
I consider this continuation to be, well, umm, not very challenging.  But lately while building a MySQL database to support a website for the Alekhine Defense Working Group, I've had to take a hard lo...

Started 03/06/11 at 16:06:01 by Markovich
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By: Keano
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More Alekhine, 4 Pawns
O.K., here's another Four Pawns Attack question/idea.
1. e4 Nf6  2. e5 Nd5  3. d4 d6  4. c4 Nb6  5. f4 dxe5  6. fxe5 Nc6  7. Be3 Bf5  8. Nc3 e6  9. Nf3 Be7  10. d5 Nb4  11. Rc1 f6  12. a3 Na6 is ...

Started 02/09/07 at 19:04:14 by Markovich
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By: Markovich
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Irritating Line in the 7.Ng5 e6 8.Qf3 Qe7 Alburt
After 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 g6 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 Bg7 7.Ng5 e6 8.Qf3 Qe7 9.Ne4 dxe5 the most popular move by far is 10.Bg5, but what about the simple 10.dxe5! instead? I see troubles here. Perh...

Started 04/03/16 at 21:03:21 by TonyRo
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By: lg
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Alekhine update
Has there been any significant developments in the 4 pawns attack v the Alekhine? Things looked a little gloomy a few months back.

Started 06/21/06 at 07:24:56 by ano
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By: Markovich
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Any new Alekhine Defense books?
I was curious if anyone knew of any new Alekhine Defense books or dvd's scheduled to hit the market within the next year?  Thanks.

Started 06/01/07 at 00:58:14 by MrAlekhine
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By: Markovich
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Alekhine 4 Pawns 6...Nc6, 9...Qd7.
John Watson's latest, March 2009 update treats 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5 8. Nc3 e6 9. Nf3 Qd7, a line that we've discussed here at length (but I have bee...

Started 03/20/09 at 01:06:23 by Markovich
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