Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Vitolins Attack
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. c4 Nb6 6. d5
The Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Vitolins Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO B05, reached after 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. c4 Nb6 6. d5. 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 2 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 6… dxe5 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 6… e6 7. exd6 Bxd6 8. Qd4 Bxf3 9. Qxg7)
- ECO
- B05
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. c4 Nb6 6. d5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 2 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… dxe5 | 2 (100%) |
Master games
3 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 33%, draw 0%, Black 67%). The strongest:
- FM Jesper Morch Lauridsen (2215) – GM Johann Hjartarson (2519) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 24th Aug · 2021-08-24
- FM Vladimir Vojtek (2212) – Peter Abel (2142) 0-1 · 8th Oldrich Kycla Mem A · 2026-09-20
- FM Dragan Dinic (2311) – Bojana Bejatovic (2002) 1-0 · 6th ch-Cent SRB Int 2013 · 2013-07-05
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- Polisay (2253) – saharan (2219) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
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Comes from
Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Alekhine Variation 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. c4
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.