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Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation

ECO B0317 half-movesBlack to move

Moves

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. e6 fxe6 9. c5

The Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation (B03) reaches this position after 17 half-moves, with Black to move. Want to know why each move is played, the plans for both sides, and the traps to avoid? Step through it on an interactive board while the Chess Guru explains every idea in plain English.

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