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B0320 plies · white to move

Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Korchnoi Variation

The Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Korchnoi Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code B03 in the Semi-Open Games family, where Black responds to 1.e4 with something other than 1...e5, including the Sicilian Defense, Caro-Kann, and Pirc. It is reached after 10 moves: 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Bf5 7. Nc3 e6 8. Nf3 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O f6. The resulting position leaves white to move.

1
White k
White r
White q
White b
White r
2
White p
White p
White b
White p
White p
3
White n
White n
4
White p
White p
5
Black b
White p
6
Black p
Black p
Black n
7
Black p
Black p
Black b
Black p
Black p
Black p
8h
g
Black k
f
Black r
e
d
Black q
c
b
Black n
a
Black r

Resulting Position