Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack (Lasker's Attack) (B02)

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Target Position

♜ ♞ ♝ ♛ ♚ ♝ ♞ ♜ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♞ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♜ ♞ ♝ ♛ ♚ ♝ ♜
Engine Eval: +0.26

Master Game Statistics

Based on master-level chess games in the database.

White Wins: 36.6% Draws: 31.3% Black Wins: 32.1%

Strategic Overview

The Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack (Lasker's Attack) (ECO code B02) is a key chess opening. From the starting board position, it is defined by the following move sequence:

Move Sequence (SAN)
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. c5
UCI Move Path
e2e4 g8f6 e4e5 f6d5 c2c4 d5b6 c4c5
Repertoire Training

Import this opening directly into your client-side repertoires to drill or review using spaced repetition.

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