Alekhine defense

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timeless_thoughts

This is why I love the alekhine defense let white build a huge center and have black tear it down. Please comment on the game I have a tournment tommorrow morning and plan on playing this opening thanks. P.S. I don't know how to post games so heres a link if anybody want to post the game so everybody can see thats fine but comments please thats how we get better.

 

http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=330287

Biarien

Just click 'get PGN', copy the PGN text, then insert a chess board into your post and paste the PGN in the appropriate box.

timeless_thoughts

ok anybody wanna comment on it?

thebird

Very nice. The opening was solid, but there were some pretty combos in there too.

timeless_thoughts

thats good gambit king, but I wouldnt play that way against you because the threat of sacing the f7 pawn scares me to death so my second move would be e6 preparing d5 and hoping you push to e5 so it will be like a french type postion.

OBIT

After 1. e4 Nf6 2. Bc4 Nxe4, 3. Nc3? is pretty bad actually.  Instead of 3...Nxc3?, which only adds to White's lead in development, play 3...Nf6, threatening ...d5.  Black is up a healthy pawn, and a center pawn at that.  

 

A better idea after 1. e4 Nf6 2. Bc4 Nxe4 is 3. Bxf7+.  The sacrifice is temporary, since after 3...Kxf7+ 4. Qh5+ followed by Qd5+ regains the piece.  I still think Black is slightly better after 4...Kg8 5. Qd5+ e6 6. Qxe5 d5, but it's going to take him a few moves to get his kingside organized.  If you don't feel like playing defense, your suggested 2...e6 is a simpler move.    

timeless_thoughts

Obit you are very correct