Winawer Variation, Alekhine Gambit, Alatortsev Variation
- 1.e4e6
- 2.d4d5
- 3.Nc3Bb4
- 4.Ne2dxe4
- 5.a3Be7
- 6.Nxe4Nf6
- 7.N2g3O-O
- 8.Be2Nc6
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A line of the Winawer's Alekhine Gambit in which Black retreats 5...Be7 to keep the bishop, and White regains the pawn for a level, maneuvering game.
Train it in TheoriaAbout the Alatortsev Variation
The Alatortsev Variation is a way of meeting the Alekhine-Maróczy Gambit. Black answers 5. a3 with 5...Be7 instead of exchanging on c3, keeping the dark-squared bishop. White then recovers the pawn with 6. Nxe4. After 6...Nf6 7. N2g3 O-O 8. Be2 Nc6, material is level and Black has castled. White's d4-pawn faces Black's e6-pawn, with the d- and e-files half-open, so the play turns on piece activity rather than on the gambit.
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