Alekhine Defense: Hunt Variation, Lasker Simul Gambit
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. c5 Nd5 5. Bc4 e6 6. Nc3
The Alekhine Defense: Hunt Variation, Lasker Simul Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B02, reached after 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. c5 Nd5 5. Bc4 e6 6. Nc3. It is a line of the Alekhine Defense. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 246 times by this move order. White won 50%, 5% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 6… Nxc3 (65% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 6… Nxc3 7. dxc3 Nc6 8. Qh5 Bxc5 9. Nf3)
- ECO
- B02
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. c5 Nd5 5. Bc4 e6 6. Nc3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 18 | |
| 1500-1999 | 69 | |
| 2000+ | 159 | |
| All | 246 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… Nxc3 | 160 (65%) | |
| 6… Bxc5 | 34 (14%) | |
| 6… c6 | 23 (9%) | |
| 6… d6 Two Pawns Attack, Mikenas Variation | 15 (6%) | |
| 6… Nf4 | 5 (2%) | |
| 6… Nc6 | 4 (2%) | |
| 6… Qg5 | 3 (1%) | |
| 6… Bd6 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
80 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 35%, draw 22%, Black 43%). The strongest:
- FM Jose Remolar Gallen (2329) – GM Olexandr Bortnyk (2608) 0-1 · Titled Tue 12th Sep Late · 2023-09-12
- FM Esteban Horacio Deichmann (2227) – GM Olexandr Bortnyk (2604) 0-1 · 3rd 3-0 Thu 10th Sep 2026 · 2026-09-10
- IM Marcelo Playa (2376) – GM Azer Mirzoev (2430) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 19th Jan · 2021-01-19
- FM Dimitrios Makridis (2356) – IM Mykola Bortnyk (2427) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 20th Jun Late · 2023-06-20
- FM Tomas Vojta (2368) – IM Michal Konopka (2392) 1/2-1/2 · ch-CZE Blitz 2016 · 2016-12-17
Search all games of the Alekhine Defense: Hunt Variation, Lasker Simul Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- chEss653447 (2582) – saltwatercrcodile (2424) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
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- maxezer111 (2362) – ignat_final (2513) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack, Lasker Variation 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. c5
Continuations
- Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack, Mikenas Variation B02 · 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. c5 Nd5 5. Bc4 e6 6. Nc3 d6
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: Buckley Attack 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.