Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Flohr Variation
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 c6
The Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Flohr Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO B05, reached after 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 c6. 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 59 times by this move order. White won 31%, 5% were drawn and Black won 64%. The most popular continuation is 6. O-O (47% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.83 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 6. c4 Nb6 7. Ng5 Bxe2 8. Qxe2 h6)
- ECO
- B05
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 c6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 2 | |
| 1500-1999 | 8 | |
| 2000+ | 49 | |
| All | 59 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. O-O | 28 (47%) | |
| 6. c4 | 15 (25%) | |
| 6. h3 | 7 (12%) | |
| 6. Ng5 | 3 (5%) | |
| 6. Nbd2 | 2 (3%) | |
| 6. exd6 | 2 (3%) | |
| 6. c3 | 1 (2%) | |
| 6. Bd2 | 1 (2%) |
Master games
364 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 46%, draw 24%, Black 30%). The strongest:
- LCZero 0.31-dag-f7fb268-BT4-61 (3652) – Stockfish dev-20241208-cf10644 (3683) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 27 Superfinal 2024 · 2024-12-23
- Stockfish dev-20241208-cf10644 (3683) – LCZero 0.31-dag-f7fb268-BT4-61 (3652) 1-0 · TCEC 27 Superfinal 2024 · 2024-12-23
- RubiChess20240420 (3531) – LCZero0.31-dag-5350a2e-BT4-6147500 (3628) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 26 Premier 2024 · 2024-04-25
- LCZero0.31-dag-5350a2e-BT4-6147500 (3628) – RubiChess20240420 (3531) 1-0 · TCEC 26 Premier 2024 · 2024-04-22
- GM Anton Demchenko (2619) – GM Kacper Piorun (2597) 1/2-1/2 · chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw · 2023-08-23
Search all games of the Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Flohr Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- slabovid4 (2560) – Ngazio2000 (2495) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- Gorin_Leonid (2595) – olkhovskiy (2422) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 2s
- Pablo_27 (2452) – Ngazio2000 (2467) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4
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: Krejcik Variation B02
- Alekhine Defense: Krejcik Variation, Krejcik Gambit B02
- Alekhine Defense: Maróczy Variation B02
- Alekhine Defense: Mokele Mbembe 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.