Kornev: Play the Alekhine Defence

Autor: Kornev, Alexei
Verlag: ChessStars
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Sprache: English
Buchumschlag: book
Seiten: 287

In the Alekhine Defence, contrary to the classical methods of playing in the opening, Black does not fight for the centre with his pawns, but begins to exert immediate pressure against White's centre. Black's knight on f6 attacks the pawn on e4, and if it advances, then Black's d-pawn joins into the attack against it.
The Alekhine Defence is particularly applicable in encounters against players who are inferior in class, as well as in games with a short time-control. This opening is not used so often in practice, so your opponent might lose plenty of time to recollect the opening theory. That might prove to be a very negative factor for him in the upcoming fight.

Contents

Preface

Part 1. 1.e4 Nf6 w/o 2.e5

1 Rare; 2.Bc4 Nxe4

2 2.d3 d5

3 2.d3 e5

4 2.Nc3 d5 w/o 3.exd5

5 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 Nxd5

Part 2. 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5

6 Rares; 3.g3 d6

7 3.Nc3 A) 3...e6; B) 3...Nxc3

8 3.c4 Nb6 Rare; 4.c5

Part 3. 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6

9 Rares; A) 4.f4 dxe5; B) 4.Bc4 Nb6

10 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4 dxe5

Part 4. 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.exd6 cxd6

11 Rares; 6.Nc3 g6

12 6.Nf3 g6 Rare; A) 7.Be3 Bg7; B) 7.Be2 Bg7

13 6.Nf3 g6 7.Nc3 Bg7 8.h3 0-0 A) 9.Be3 Nc6; B) 9.Be2 Nc6

Part 5. 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 g6

14 Rares; A) 5.Be2 Bg7; B) 5.c4 Nb6

15 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 Bg7 A) 7.exd6 cxd6; B) 7.Qe2 0-0; C) 7.0-0 0-0; D) 7.a4 dxe5

16 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 Bg7 7.Ng5 e6 Rare; A) 8.f4 dxe5; B) 8.Qf3 Qe7

Index of Variations

287 pages, 2019, paperback, English.

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