Alekhine Defense: Brooklyn Variation, Everglades Variation
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Ng8 3. d4 f5
The Alekhine Defense: Brooklyn Variation, Everglades Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO B02, reached after 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Ng8 3. d4 f5. It is a line of the Alekhine Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 4 times by this move order. White won 50%, 0% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 4. Bd3 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.47 (Stockfish, depth 29; best line 4. Nc3 e6 5. h4 d5 6. g4 fxg4)
- ECO
- B02
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Ng8 3. d4 f5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 2 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 4 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Bd3 | 2 (50%) | |
| 4. f4 | 1 (25%) | |
| 4. Nf3 | 1 (25%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Sidorov_Igor (2309) – Jesus7777777 (2038) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- mile1950 (1549) – Ramin40 (1649) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 600 + 0s
- fattoriale (1423) – Nikakoi82 (1442) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
Alekhine Defense: Brooklyn Variation 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Ng8
More Alekhine Defense lines (all)
- Alekhine Defense (1. e4 Nf6) B02
- Alekhine Defense: Buckley Attack B02
- Alekhine Defense: Hunt Variation, Lasker Simul Gambit B02
- Alekhine Defense: Hunt Variation, Matsukevich Gambit B02
- Alekhine Defense: Hunt Variation, Mikenas Gambit B02
- Alekhine Defense: Kmoch Variation B02
- Alekhine Defense: Krejcik Variation B02
- Alekhine Defense: Krejcik Variation, Krejcik Gambit B02
- Alekhine Defense: Maróczy Variation B02
- Alekhine Defense: Mokele Mbembe B02
- Alekhine Defense: Mokele Mbembe, Modern Line B02
- Alekhine Defense: Mokele Mbembe, Vavra Defense B02
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.