B03
Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation
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 is a chess opening classified under ECO code B03. It is reached after the 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.
It belongs to the Alekhine Defense family — one of many ways the line can branch. Understanding the parent system’s plans is the fastest way to play this variation well.
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