Alekhine Defense: Buckley Attack
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Na3
The Alekhine Defense: Buckley Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO B02, reached after 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Na3. It is a line of the Alekhine Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 6 times by this move order. White won 50%, 0% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 3… d6 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 28; best line 3… d6 4. c4 Nb4 5. d4 c5 6. exd6)
- ECO
- B02
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Na3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 4 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 6 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… d6 | 3 (50%) | |
| 3… e6 | 2 (33%) | |
| 3… b6 | 1 (17%) |
Master games
1 over-the-board game is classified under this line (White 0%, draw 0%, Black 100%). The strongest:
- FM Inge Sandstad Skrondal (2290) – FM Viktor Shapiro (2074) 0-1 · Titled Tue 2nd Jul Late · 2024-07-02
Search all games of the Alekhine Defense: Buckley Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- TobiasCLL (2077) – Silv3r_Surf3r (2055) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 300 + 0s
- TobiasCLL (2059) – tanizaki (1863) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 300 + 0s
- Jeanpolest (1925) – Mateador85 (1949) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5
More Alekhine Defense lines (all)
- Alekhine Defense (1. e4 Nf6) B02
- Alekhine Defense: Brooklyn Variation B02
- Alekhine Defense: Brooklyn Variation, Everglades Variation 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
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.