Alekhine Defense: Krejcik Variation, Krejcik Gambit
1. e4 Nf6 2. Bc4 Nxe4 3. Bxf7+
The Alekhine Defense: Krejcik Variation, Krejcik Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B02, reached after 1. e4 Nf6 2. Bc4 Nxe4 3. Bxf7+. 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 272 times by this move order. White won 46%, 5% were drawn and Black won 49%. The most popular continuation is 3… Kxf7 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.90 (Stockfish, depth 38; best line 3… Kxf7 4. Qh5+ Kg8 5. Qd5+ e6 6. Qxe4)
- ECO
- B02
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 Nf6 2. Bc4 Nxe4 3. Bxf7+
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 105 | |
| 1500-1999 | 132 | |
| 2000+ | 35 | |
| All | 272 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… Kxf7 | 271 (100%) |
Master games
26 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 31%, draw 11%, Black 58%). The strongest:
- FM Uku Valner (2296) – GM Ferdinand Hellers (2592) 1-0 · 23rd Puhajarve Rapid · 2023-11-24
- FM Adrian Musat (2387) – IM Santiago Avila Pavas (2373) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 15th June · 2021-06-15
- GM Aman Hambleton (2420) – FM Tunahan Makaraci (2238) 1-0 · Titled Tue 5th Dec Late · 2023-12-05
- Simon Thorhallsson (2275) – IM Oleg Gubanov (2258) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 16th Nov · 2021-11-16
- FM Adrian Musat (2378) – Artem Legenia (2092) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 19th Jul Early · 2022-07-19
Search all games of the Alekhine Defense: Krejcik Variation, Krejcik Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- MC-VA-RJF (2335) – FM Charilaos2 (2423) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- Wholesale_Failure (2340) – bbubb (2304) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 2s
- bojdulko (2295) – MANU94 (2340) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Alekhine Defense: Krejcik Variation 1. e4 Nf6 2. Bc4
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, 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: 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.