Alekhine Defense · B02
Spielmann Gambit
1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 Nfd7 4. e6
White's pawn has already reached e6.
The first 4 moves, explained
- 1. e4 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling d5, and frees the bishop and queen.
- 1... Nf6 Develops the knight to f6, eyeing d5 and e4. Theory calls this the Alekhine Defense.
- 2. Nc3 Develops the knight to c3, eyeing d5 and e4. It also props up the e4 pawn.
- 2... d5 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling e4, and frees the bishop and queen. Theory calls this the Scandinavian Variation.
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Where this fits
This line is one of 56 in the Alekhine Defense. If you want to know where your own games leave it, the guide on leaving theory explains how that is found.