Counter the Alekhine Defense

Course 62 episodes
(2 hours 49 min)

Creators GM Avetik Grigoryan

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The Alekhine Defense is not very popular on higher levels and there are good reasons why.

After 2.e5, White naturally gets more space. And if they play it the right way, they can leave Black’s army suffocating.

The danger is that if White overextends their strategy could backfire on them, which is what Black is counting on.

But don’t worry, in this course GM Avetik will show you how to get an advantage with White without pushing that fine line of overextension...

Below are some of the positions taken from the course:

Alekhine Defense

Get ready to fight for a better position against the Alekhine Defense!

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What you'll learn

The ideas and downsides of the Alekhine Defense
A move-by-move guide to gain an advantage in this opening and smother Black for space.
Model games that will show you how White can convert their advantage.

Lesson Plan

62 episode(s) 2 hours 49 min

Course overview

Unlocked 39s

1. The idea of Alekhine Defense

Unlocked 2m 57s

2. The downsides of Alekhine Defense

Unlocked 28s

3. Why to delay playing c4

4. Agenda

1. Introduction

2. 6.e6!

3. 7...e5

4. 7...g6

5. Why 5.c4 first?

6. Conclusion of 4...Nc6!

Unlocked 38s

1. Introduction

29s

2. Akopian V. - Gabriel C.

8m 35s

1. Introduction

41s

2. The downsides of 4...Bg4

3. 5...de5?!

4. 5...Nc6?!

5. 5...e6

6. 6...Be7 - The main variation

1m 57s

7. Why 10...d5 is the main move?

3m 29s

8. The downside of 10...d5

9. 11...Nc4

10. 11...Bf3

11. 5...g6

12. 7...h6 8.Nf7!

13. 7...e6

14. Review of 4...Bg4

58s

1. Introduction

32s

2. The downsides of g6 move

3. 5...Nb6

4. 7.a4!

5. 7...de5

6. 9.de

7. 9.Bf7!

8. What's the score?

9. 14.c3!

10. 14...Nc5

11. 14...h6

12. The conclusion of the crazy position

13. Review of 4...g6

1. Introduction

2. Agenda

3. Why 5...e6 is bad

4. 5...Nd7 and our piece sacrifice

4m 32s

5. Our 3 options after 5...Bf5

3m 50s

6. 5...c6 and our plan

7. 5...g6

8. The 2nd option

9. 4...c6

10. Conclusion

1. Introduction

2. Game 1 - The unstoppable attack

7m 21s

3. Game 2 - Using the space advantage

6m 57s

4. Game 3 -The pawn majority

5m 31s

1. Introduction

1m 2s

2. The strategy for both sides

3m 38s

3. Why b4 first

3m 15s

4. Stopping the counterplay

5m 48s

5. The strategically lost position

6. 13...Bg5

7. 13...f6

8. Conclusion

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Course 62 episodes (2 hours 49 min)

Creators GM Avetik Grigoryan

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Counter the Alekhine Defense

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and your next click!